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Modest improvement to Corn Belt weather

Across the Corn Belt, cool weather lingers east of the Mississippi River. Meanwhile, the return of above-normal temperatures across the western Corn Belt favors an acceleration of corn and soybean harvest efforts, except in some of the most waterlogged fields.

On the Plains, dry weather and above-normal temperatures favor summer crop harvesting and late-season winter wheat planting efforts, especially across northern and central production areas. Across parts of the southern Plains, however, some fields remain excessively wet in the wake of last week’s downpours. In addition, cool conditions persist across Texas, while cloudiness is increasing in advance of a new storm.

In the South, Frost Advisories were in effect early Monday as far south as northern sections of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. Meanwhile, Freeze Warnings covered large sections of Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. In hurricane recovery areas of the lower Southeast, cooler weather has replaced previously hot conditions.

In the West, scattered but locally heavy showers dot the Great Basin and the Four Corners States. Meanwhile, dry weather and mostly above-normal temperatures favor fieldwork in California and the Northwest.

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