Brief period of calm weather returns to the Heartland

Across the Corn Belt, cool, mostly cloudy weather prevails in the wake of a departing storm system. In addition, rain and snow showers linger across the eastern Corn Belt. On March 27, prior to the most recent precipitation event, topsoil moisture ranged from one-quarter to one-half surplus in Michigan (50% surplus), Ohio (48%), Indiana (44%), and Illinois (31%).

On the Plains, temperatures are quickly rebounding across Texas, where Friday’s high temperatures will exceed 80°F in western, central, and southern sections of the state.

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