Across the Corn Belt, a low-pressure system crossing the upper Mississippi Valley is producing widespread precipitation, including rain, freezing rain, and snow. Wednesday’s high temperatures will remain below 40°F in the upper Great Lakes region, while readings could reach 80°F or higher in the lower Ohio Valley.
On the Plains, cool, blustery weather prevails in the wake of a departing storm system. Gusty winds are complicating efforts to fully contain wildfires that flared on Tuesday across the central and southern Plains, where smoke and dust shrouded skies and lowered visibilities in many areas.
