Across the Corn Belt, a slow-moving cold front is producing showers and thunderstorms from the lower Great Lakes region into Missouri. Meanwhile in the upper Midwest, a protracted period of mostly dry weather has begun, following some beneficial rainfall. Midwestern temperatures—generally expected to range from 75 to 85°F Friday afternoon—are highly favorable for reproductive corn and soybeans, but parts of the northwestern Corn Belt lack adequate soil moisture.
On the Plains, a few showers crossing Montana and Dakotas are not providing appreciable relief from ongoing drought.
