Weather
A colder pattern gets underway
Across the Corn Belt, near-normal temperatures are arriving in the wake of a cold front’s passage. Dry, breezy weather favors a limited return to fieldwork, although clouds and a few showers linger in the vicinity of the Great Lakes.
On the Plains, Freeze Warnings were in effect early Wednesday across portions of Kansas and eastern Colorado. Although late-October freezes are common on the central Plains, this autumn has featured several periods of very warm weather—extending the growing season and promoting winter wheat establishment. However, significant topsoil moisture shortages exist in Texas (60% very short to short) and Oklahoma (56%).
In the South, scattered showers stretch from the Appalachians to northern Louisiana. Cooler air is spreading across the Mid-South, but late-season warmth continues to promote winter wheat planting and summer crop harvesting in the Atlantic coastal plain and across the Deep South.
In the West, mostly dry weather accompanies a rapid warming trend. Isolated showers are confined to the Pacific Northwest. In California, 75% of the cotton was harvested during the 3-week period ending October 26, along with 67% of the rice.
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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