Across the Corn Belt, cooler weather is arriving, accompanied by rain and snow showers and gusty winds.� In areas of the western Corn Belt where light snow is falling, generally minor travel issues are occurring.� Meanwhile, lingering mild conditions...
Across the Corn Belt, cooler weather is arriving, accompanied by rain and snow showers and gusty winds.� In areas of the western Corn Belt where light snow is falling, generally minor travel issues are occurring.� Meanwhile, lingering mild conditions are confined to the eastern Corn Belt, where Wednesday�s high temperatures should range from 45 to 50�F.����
On the Plains, blizzard conditions are winding down from parts of western South Dakota southward into northeastern Colorado and the northwestern corner of Kansas.� Farther north, icy conditions linger in portions of North Dakota and environs, following Tuesday�s freezing rain event.� Winter storm-affected areas continue to experience varying degrees of livestock stress and local travel disruptions.� Elsewhere, mild, dry weather prevails on the southern Plains.�
In the South, heavy rain showers are spreading northward through the eastern U.S.� Early Wednesday, some of the heaviest rain is falling in the middle Atlantic States, including Virginia.� The Eastern rain is curtailing off-season farm work.� Farther west, however, dry conditions related to ongoing drought are promoting farm maintenance and other agricultural activities, especially from the Mississippi Delta into the Tennessee Valley.�
In the West, a sprawling storm system over the northeastern Pacific Ocean is producing showers along the West Coast, extending as far south as northwestern California.� In advance of the approaching storm, gusty winds have developed in parts of the Northwest.� In addition, above-normal temperatures prevail in the Great Basin and Pacific Coast States.� Farther inland, chilly weather lingers across the Rockies.�
