Weather
For now, short-term fieldwork opportunities
On the Plains, unusually cold weather prevails across the northern tier of the region, accompanied by a few rain and snow showers. In contrast, warm, dry weather on the central and southern Plains is promoting winter wheat development and summer crop planting and emergence.
Across the Corn Belt, warm, dry weather favors a limited return to corn planting and other spring fieldwork, as conditions permit. Some of the best opportunities for fieldwork are occurring in the southern Corn Belt, which has received only light rain in recent days.
In the South, a slow-moving storm is producing heavy rain in the southern Mid-Atlantic States and easing long-term drought across portions of the interior Southeast. In Florida, cooler weather and scattered showers are aiding wildfire containment efforts and easing the threat of new fires.
In the West, a cool, showery weather pattern remains in place across northern California and the Northwest, maintaining a slow fieldwork pace. Conversely, warm, dry weather favors fieldwork and rapid crop growth—but is also resulting in an elevated to critical wildfire threat— in the Southwest.
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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