NWS: Hot, dry in HRW areas, western Corn Belt through July

The National Weather Service 90-day forecast continues to give elevated odds of above-normal temps and below-normal precip across HRW wheat production areas through July. The highest probability of hot, dry conditions is centered over Colorado, the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma and western Kansas.

Above-normal temps and below-normal precip are also expected across much of the western Corn Belt, including Nebraska, South Dakota, most of Iowa, southern Minnesota and northwestern Missouri. Much of the eastern Corn Belt is expected to see above-normal precip and “equal chances” for normal, above- and below-normal temps during the period.