Moderate to Heavy Snow Today for Upper Midwest

MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -– A band of moderate to heavy snow will develop today across parts of the Upper Midwest. In South America, showers will remain isolated across central Brazil and dry conditions will also continue across Argentina through the end of the week. These are the weather factors driving the markets for Wednesday.

SNOW ON THE WAY FOR THE MIDWEST

A clipper will move through Wednesday and Thursday and bring more scattered showers but also colder air. Another will follow quickly for Friday which may have some streaks of heavier precipitation as well. Bands of moderate-to-heavy snow will be a threat with both. Several more clippers will move through next week but temperatures are beginning to show a trend towards above normal.

CLIPPER SYSTEMS WILL TAG CENTRAL PLAINS WHILE SOUTHERN PLAINS REMAIN DRY

A clipper will move off to the north on Wednesday and could bring some showers to northern areas. Another will move through the region on Thursday and Friday. That one may tap into more moisture and bring a few more streaks of showers, which may include some moderate snow. Clippers are likely to move through the area next week as well. Temperatures could cool down at times between systems the rest of this week but are trending towards above normal next week.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN PLAINS

Several small systems will move through over the next few weeks. They may not bring much precipitation, though some streaks of heavier snow will be possible. Cooler air will arrive after Wednesday and could persist into the weekend.

RIVER LEVELS REBOUNDING FOR DELTA

Heavy rain went through the region over recent days, which continues to ease drought conditions and flooding has been more significant recently. Another system will come through on Friday and Saturday with more potential for rain. By early next week, a system will break off from the atmospheric river in the West and provide light showers to the area.

CENTRAL BRAZIL WILL SEE MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND

Scattered showers across central Brazil have become isolated. A front moving north from Argentina will bring heavier rain to southern and eastern areas. The south has been too dry for several weeks and needs the rain. By the weekend, showers are forecast to be widespread and heavy for much of the country, beneficial for everything but fieldwork as soybeans are still being harvested and safrinha corn is still being planted. Southern areas will not be wet for long as it gets unfavorably dry again next week.

WEEKEND PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE FOR ARGENTINA

Heavy rain returned to the region and put an end to the hot and dry conditions that caused corn and soybeans to suffer from mid-January. Soil moisture has increased and crop conditions have stabilized. Another system is forecast to move into the country this weekend.

SHOWERS STILL POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN EUROPE LATE THIS WEEK

The main storm track will be farther north for most of this week, though some showers may go through Spain on Thursday and southeastern areas and Italy this weekend. While crops are vulnerable to winterkill with no significant snow cover, there are no risks of arctic freeze. Temperatures are favored to be above normal through this weekend and early next week.

HOT AND DRY FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK

Some isolated showers went through Queensland over the weekend, but many areas stayed dry. Eastern areas will catch some showers moving through this week, but most of these will be isolated. Heat across the west and southeast could be detrimental for cotton and sorghum, but more so across the west as any chances for precipitation will be limited into next week.

Teresa Wells can be reached at teresa.deutchman@dtn.com.