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Cool, wet weather impacting much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, cool, mostly dry weather prevails, although a few showers linger in the vicinity of the Great Lakes. The cool conditions are slowing the emergence and growth of recently planted corn.
On the Plains, very cool weather prevails, except for lingering warmth in parts of Texas. Showers and thunderstorms have returned to the central and southern Plains, maintaining a wet pattern that developed in mid-April. The sudden wetness has slowed or halted fieldwork but has revived rangeland, pastures, and winter wheat.
In the South, warmth continues to promote winter wheat development and the emergence of spring-sown crops. However, heavy showers and locally severe thunderstorms are moving across the mid-South in conjunction with an approaching storm system.
In the West, another round of late-season snow is underway across the central Rockies, further improving water-supply prospects. Meanwhile, isolated showers dot the Northwest. The entire region continues to experience unusually cool weather, a sharp departure from earlier warmth that had promoted rapid crop development.
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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