Across the Corn Belt, late-season warmth continues to promote corn and soybean maturation, as well as germination of newly planted winter wheat. In the western Corn Belt, Friday’s high temperatures will reach 80°F as far north as eastern South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota. However, scattered showers from the Mississippi Valley eastward are causing minor corn and soybean harvest delays.
On the Plains, unusual warmth persists. In fact, Friday’s high temperatures could reach 95°F or higher on the southern Plains.
