Short-term drying over parts of the Corn Belt; temps vary across the Heartland

Across the Corn Belt, unusually cool weather prevails, except along and southwest of a line from near the Nebraska-South Dakota border into the lower Ohio Valley.  Frost and Freeze Warnings and Advisories were in effect early Wednesday across much of the eastern half of the Corn Belt.  Later Wednesday, Midwestern high temperatures should range from near 40°F in portions of the upper Great Lakes region to 80°F or higher in southeastern Nebraska.  Generally, any corn and soybean planting activities are taking place in warmer, drier areas of the southwestern Corn Belt.

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