Weather
Several rounds of unsettled weather are moving over the plain states in the next couple of days. The timing of these storms is unfavorable for harvest efforts, especially over the central plains. The moisture from this weather maker is helping some of the later planted crops across the northern plains. Most of the nation got a couple days of above average highs this week and the long-term outlook suggests temperatures look to remain warmer than normal through the end of this month. The hottest highs expected from the south plains to the eastern belt by mid-week as a high-pressure center brings 90s and a few triple digits.
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