Early Spring storminess winds-down across the Corn Belt

Across the Corn Belt, cool, cloudy, blustery weather is keeping fieldwork at a minimum. In addition, widespread rain and snow showers linger across the Great Lakes region. Thursday’s high temperatures will remain below 40°F across much of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Upper Michigan.

On the Plains, mostly dry weather accompanies a warming trend. Although recent precipitation has locally boosted topsoil moisture, many areas remain dry. On March 27, statewide topsoil moisture rated very short to short across the region ranged from 44% in North Dakota to 96% in Montana.

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