Record-setting heat, which currently covers the Northwest and is spreading toward the northern Plains, will shift eastward during the weekend and early next week. By Monday, triple-digit high temperatures will be common on the northern Plains, with 100-degree heat subsequently spreading into the western Corn Belt.
Crop impacts from the building heat may be aggravated by lack of precipitation, as little or no rain will fall during next 5 days across much of the northern half of the U.S.
Heat wave pattern, largely dry weather to build across the Heartland
