date:Oct 19, 2012
r the bulk of the hard-red winter wheat belt. Meanwhile, additional rains will fall today in eastern parts of the northern Plains and across much of the western Corn Belt, then all of the nation's midsection is dry for the weekend. North and northwest parts of the Corn Belt, the northern Plains, and points westward are the favored areas for above-normal precipitation in the 6- to 10-day period.
Temperatures across much of the middle of the country are going to be cool for today and tomorrow (40