Across the Corn Belt, spotty showers from Nebraska into the upper Great Lakes region are causing only minor fieldwork disruptions. Meanwhile, temperatures continue to rebound from the recent cool spell, which limited fieldwork and summer crop emergence. Friday’s high temperatures should top 70°F throughout the Midwest, except in the northern Corn Belt. The Mississippi River crest (approximately 5 feet above flood stage), currently near Burlington, Iowa, is having a diminishing influence—and is no longer a top-ten crest—as runoff expands into drier areas of the Midwest.
