Weather
Heat & storms encompass the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, the remnants of Tropical Depression Alberto are exiting Michigan into southern Canada, having provided much-need soil moisture to central portions of the region over the past 24 hours. Nevertheless, pockets of dryness persist from northern Missouri and southeastern Iowa into Indiana.
On the Plains, hot weather is intensifying and spreading north. Triple-digit heat is expected Thursday in southern portions of the region, while 90s are expected as far north as South Dakota. Surplus soil moisture in the northern half of the region contrasts with localized but pronounced moisture shortages on the southern Plains.
In the South, warm, humid, showery weather continues over the Southeast. Meanwhile, a disturbance is clipping northern portions of the Delta, though the rain from this system is largely bypassing the area; the western and central Gulf Coast States have become unfavorably dry over the past 30 to 60 days.
In the West, a cold front continues to push slowly south and east, providing notably cooler conditions to much of the region. Showers persist in the vicinity of the front from northern portions of California and the Great Basin into the Northwest and northern Rockies.
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