Late-season heat on the southern Plains; still unsettled parts of the eastern, southern Corn Belt

Across the Corn Belt, showers and a few thunderstorms are occurring early Thursday in the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region.  In contrast, warm, dry weather covers much of the western Corn Belt, favoring a rapid pace of summer crop maturation and early-season corn and soybean harvesting.  Thursday’s temperatures will approach 90°F in parts of Missouri. 

On the Plains, unusually hot weather prevails across the southern two-thirds of the region.  Later Thursday, high temperatures will top 90°F as far north as southern Nebraska. 

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Late-season heat on the southern Plains; still unsettled parts of the eastern, southern Corn Belt