Across the Corn Belt, wet weather prevails across the upper Midwest. However, warm, dry weather in the central and eastern Corn Belt continues to promote summer crop maturation but is limiting moisture availability for recently planted winter wheat. On October 1, Illinois led the nation in topsoil moisture rated very short to short (84%), followed by Michigan (78%).
On the Plains, snow lingers in parts of Montana. In addition, freezes were noted early Tuesday throughout the northern High Plains.
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