Weather
Cooler, drier weather builds across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a cold front stretching from the lower Great Lakes region into the Ohio Valley is producing scattered showers. Cool, breezy weather prevails across the remainder of the Midwest, as some producers continue to await enough field drying to be able to resume harvest activities.
On the Plains, Frost Advisories and Freezes Warnings were in effect early Wednesday across parts of the Dakotas and western Nebraska. However, dry weather has returned to the northern Plains, where winter wheat planting and other autumn fieldwork had been recently slowed by rain showers. Meanwhile, cool, showery weather has developed across the southern Plains, slowing fieldwork but further easing drought.
In the South, a cold front continues to slowly drift eastward toward the Appalachians, preceded and accompanied by scattered showers. Hurricane and flood recovery efforts continue in the eastern Carolinas under mostly favorable conditions.
In the West, building late-season warmth is ideal for summer crop maturation and harvesting, as well as winter wheat planting. On September 23, Washington led the nation with 65% of its intended winter wheat acreage planted, compared to the 5-year average of 57%. However, rain is needed to promote Northwestern wheat germination and establishment.
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