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US Forecast for Wednesday, January 5, 2022

A system moved through the country over the weekend and if it did not bring moderate precipitation, it at least cooled off temperatures across the southern states. The last of that system is moving through the Mid-Atlantic on Monday and the arctic cold will be brief behind it. But a new blast of arctic air is building in western Canada that will move through the country later this week. Those needing to work outdoors and livestock will enjoy a brief warmup before it moves through. It will be bri...

A big storm east of the Rockies through the weekend and limited showers in southern South America are the weather factors holding the markets attention to close out 2021.

The polar vortex is influencing frigid conditions this week and next week in the Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies. This led to sub-zero high temperatures that produce elevated risk for livestock. La Nina is expected to also mean a colder-than-normal pattern for February for the Midwest.

A big storm east of the Rockies Friday through the weekend and limited showers in southern South America are the weather factors holding the markets attention Thursday.

After some severe weather moved through on Wednesday, lingering showers continue in the Southeast on Thursday with some potential for localized flooding. Cold still remains across the northern tier of the country while dryness continues to hurt wheat in the southwestern Plains.

An active storm track across the middle of the country this week and weekend and limited showers in southern South America are the weather factors holding the markets attention Wednesday.

The polar vortex has sat across western North America for the last several days. It will sweep through the rest of the continent this weekend. Another lobe of the polar vortex is forecast to build behind it, which could bring more widespread cold risks to the middle of the country for early January.

US Forecast for Monday, December 27, 2021

DTN is counting down the top agricultural stories from 2021, summarizing what happened and why they mattered. Todays No. 5 looks at some of the big weather events during the year.