Summer-like warmth on the Plains; cool, unsettled weather lingers in the eastern Corn Belt

Across the Corn Belt, a compact, slow-moving storm system centered near Lake Erie is resulting in cool conditions and beneficial showers in portions of the eastern Lakes States.  Wednesday’s high temperatures will remain below 80°F in Michigan and portions of neighboring states.  Meanwhile, warm, dry weather prevails west of the Mississippi River.  On June 11, Midwestern topsoil moisture rated very short to short ranged from 35% in North Dakota to 91% in Michigan, with values greater than 70% very short to short observed in every Corn Belt State east of the Mississippi River. 

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