Across the Corn Belt, dry weather prevails, aside from a few showers in northern Missouri and environs. Scattered frost was reported Wednesday morning, mainly from the upper Mississippi Valley into the middle Ohio Valley. With 89% of the nation’s corn mature on October 8 and 93% of the soybeans dropping leaves, producers are harvesting as quickly as possible in advance of an approaching storm system. A higher percentage of crops in the eastern Corn Belt are not yet ready for harvest, with less than two-thirds of the corn fully mature in Michigan (53%) and Ohio (63%).
On the Plains, warmth is surging northward in advance of an approaching cold front, accompanied by gusty winds. Across the southern half of the Plains, Wednesday’s high temperatures should range from 85 to 90°F, supporting summer crop harvesting and winter wheat planting. Farther north, a few showers are spreading across Montana’s high plains.
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