Across the Corn Belt, cloudy, rainy weather prevails across the upper Mississippi Valley, where Friday’s high temperatures will remain below 70°F. Showers and thunderstorms also extend southward into the lower Missouri Valley. Meanwhile in the eastern Corn Belt, cool but dry weather favors corn and soybean maturation. On August 29, corn denting was ahead of the 5-year average pace in all Midwestern States except Missouri, with statewide progress ranging from 36 to 73%.
On the Plains, rainfall in the vicinity of a cold front is heaviest early Friday across eastern Kansas.
