Weather
In the Midwest, 2 to 4 inches of rain could slow fieldwork and harvest across the northern Corn Belt beginning Thursday. Wet conditions may create additional challenges for farmers trying to get into fields.
Hot, mostly dry weather will persist from the western Gulf Coast into the Mid-South, with summerlike heat reaching the southern Corn Belt before cooler air arrives this weekend. The warmth will support crop maturation and dry down but could maintain stress where moisture is limited.
Frost is possible in colder pockets of the West and northern New England.
Looking ahead, the September 21–25 outlook favors warmer-than-normal temperatures across nearly all of the U.S., with wetter conditions across much of the southern two-thirds and drier trends across parts of the North.
