The western half of the continental U.S.

Across the Corn Belt, showers are occurring in the vicinity of a cold front stretching from Michigan into the lower Ohio Valley. In the front’s wake, cold, dry weather favors late-season corn and soybean harvesting.

On the Plains, cold weather prevails. Freezes were noted Friday morning as far south as Texas’ northern panhandle.

Across the Corn Belt, showers are slowing fieldwork but further easing drought. Still, the U.S. corn harvest—87% complete by October 21—remains at a record-setting pace.

Across the Corn Belt, a thunderstorm cluster is crossing the Mississippi Valley. Elsewhere in the Midwest, warm, dry weather favors corn and soybean harvesting, which has begun to wind down in some areas. Across the southern and eastern Corn Belt, winter wheat planting is ongoing.

On the Plains, cooler weather—accompanied by beneficial showers—is returning to northern areas.

Across the Corn Belt, cool, showery, breezy weather is slowing or halting fieldwork but providing much-needed moisture for soil moisture recharge.

On the Plains, chilly conditions and some clouds linger across eastern areas. In contrast, warm weather is returning to the High Plains.

Across the Corn Belt, cool conditions linger across the lower Great Lakes region, but warm air is spreading across the remainder of the Midwest. Isolated showers are spreading across the upper Midwest. The U.S.

Across the Corn Belt, cool conditions linger across the lower Great Lakes region, but warm air is spreading across the remainder of the Midwest. Isolated showers are spreading across the upper Midwest. The U.S.

Across the Corn Belt, cool but dry weather is promoting harvest activities, especially across the upper Midwest. A few readings below 20° were noted Friday morning in the northwestern Corn Belt. Winter wheat planting remains slightly behind schedule in the Ohio Valley in the wake of recent rainfall.

Across the Corn Belt, cold weather is returning to the upper Midwest, accompanied by a few rain showers. In recent days, corn and soybean harvest activities have continued to advance at a record-setting pace in the upper Midwest, but fieldwork has been slowed by cool, damp conditions in the Ohio Valley.

On the Plains, a new surge of cold air is arriving.

A strong cold front will continue to cross the Plains and Midwest, accompanied by a few showers. Heavy snow will fall through mid-week along the eastern slopes of the northern Rockies.