WEATHER
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But fieldwork is gradually picking back up in the southern Corn Belt.
The pattern bringing heavy rains, severe thunderstorms and local flooding is expected to continue over the next three days.
Frost is possible as far south as the central High Plains over the weekend.
On the other hand, mild air is spreading across the western Belt, bringing along the chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Rain is falling along a warm front that extends across parts of Illinois and Indiana.
But dry, warmer weather should help farmers get back into the fields in western areas of the Midwest.
On the other hand, conditions are cool, cloudy and rainy from the Ohio Valley to the lower Great Lakes region, keeping fieldwork at a standstill.
Some parts of the eastern Corn Belt are still struggling to get back into the field due to cool soils and lingering wetness.
Two systems are expected to bring rain the the nation’s midsection this week.