Scattered rains across parts of Heartland; mild to warm weather prevails

Across the Corn Belt, scattered showers across the western half of the region are slowing fieldwork.  In Midwestern States where the corn harvest had begun by September 17, progress ranged from 1% complete in Michigan and Wisconsin to 19% in Missouri.  Meanwhile, warm, dry weather in the eastern Corn Belt favors corn and soybean maturation. 

On the Plains, cooler air is overspreading Montana, where a chilly rain is falling.  Mild, showery weather covers the remainder of the nation’s mid-section. 

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Scattered rains across parts of Heartland; mild to warm weather prevails