Across the Corn Belt, rain lingers early Friday in parts of Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.  Friday’s high temperatures will greatly vary, remaining below 60°F in the eastern Corn Belt and in the vicinity of the Great Lakes—but reaching 80°F or higher in parts of the western Corn Belt, including much of Nebraska and parts of South Dakota.  Due to the late-season warmth and pervasive dry soils, corn and soybean harvesting in the western Corn Belt continues to advance rapidly.   

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