Across the Corn Belt, a cold front stretching from Michigan to Missouri is producing scattered showers. Meanwhile, hazy conditions and air-quality reductions are common across the upper Midwest, as smoke from boreal wildfires in western Canada continues to drift southeastward. Amid the cool weather, brief showers, and hazy conditions, Midwestern farmers continue to plant corn and soybeans at an ahead-of-normal pace, except in some northern production areas.
On the Plains, a Frost Advisory was in effect early Friday across the western half of North Dakota, where Friday morning’s low temperatures fell to 35°F or below in locations such as Hettinger and Dickinson.
