Freese Notis Agricultural Weather Service

Monday's release of the USDA Weekly Crop Progress report showed crop planting increasing more across the Midwest through Sunday Some dry time in recent days and more through much of tomorrow will be ideal for corn and soybean planting. There will be changes late tomorrow into the weekend as the Cornbelt goes into an unsettled pattern with scattered thunderstorms. This upcoming rainfall will be welcomed in the western Midwest adding to the soil moisture, but as mentioned in the past the eastern Midwest has received plenty of rain this month and could use a break from the wet pattern of recent weeks. Also, this next system later this week into the weekend will slow or delay early crop planting. Much of the region will dry out by Monday with lingering rainfall east. The western Cornbelt will remain unsettled into the 6-10 and 11-15 day outlooks with near to above normal precipitation which will continue to add to the soil moisture, but slow fieldwork and crop planting the next couple weeks. Not as wet for the eastern Midwest longer range with near to a little below normal rainfall.