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Tr travel. theres the quick-moving system. in billings and montana and wyoming. the darker pinks, thats 10 to 12 inches. higher elevations. lower elevations 2 to 5 inches. one front after the next reinforces the cool air. more of a southerly wind. we have temperatures back up into the 60s in atlanta. the warmer temperature trend holds over the next three days. as for precip, you saw the low moving in over the northwest. theres that front. as that front moves down across into the south and the lo...

The big Edwards Aquifer in Texas has had reduced usage up to more than one third because of drought.

Dry weather through the weekend and into early next week will give way to a brief period of widespread showers. But will the region turn dry again?

A strong cold front will move through Argentina and most of Brazil Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. Cold and dry conditions will follow behind the front.

Unlike the rapid planting going on in Brazil, Argentina is off to its slowest corn planting progress in the last six years.

Extreme dryness in the Ohio Valley during October is a big reason why the Mississippi River dropped to record-low levels.

Rain spreading through the middle of the country over the next few days and continued dryness for South America are the weather factors driving the markets Thursday.

With La Nina in control, weather conditions are expected to follow its typical pattern of producing clippers across northern areas, resulting in colder and wetter conditions across the north and warmer and drier conditions across the south. However, the pattern also favors some extremes that will not feel like the averages.

Farmers use different terms but share similar motives for making their operations more resilient to extreme weather conditions.

Rain moving into the Plains this week and a week of dryness for South America are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.