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A strong system that moved through the Plains and Midwest on Wednesday has moved into Ontario Canada. There are still some effects from the storm including some stronger winds across the northern Midwest, but those will be waning through the day. The cold front to the system is stalling from Texas into the Ohio Valley, where showers will be more active. Much lower temperatures are building in behind the front, a stark contrast from record highs on Wednesday.

An Oklahoma cattle market expert fears regional drought impact on U.S. cow herd numbers.

NY Forecast for Thursday, December 16, 2021

A strong system currently in the western U.S. will move into the Plains and move quickly through the Upper Midwest on Wednesday. Incredibly strong winds with gusts approaching or exceeding 70 mph are expected across a wide area from South Dakota to the Texas Panhandle and east into Iowa. Severe weather will also be a possibility, centered around the Iowa-Minnesota border area Wednesday afternoon and evening.

A strong storm moving through the West and a return to dryness over Argentina and southern Brazil are the weather factors holding the markets attention Tuesday.

A strong storm system is building in the West early this week that will bring widespread heavy precipitation to the region, helping to reduce drought.

Damage from storms during the weekend is still being assessed in the Midsouth. Weather will cooperate with recovery efforts for a couple of days before turning unfavorable later in the week. And decent precipitation over Argentina but not southern Brazil are the weather factors holding the markets attention Monday.

A storm building over the western states will continue to spin and produce heavy precipitation Tuesday west of the Rockies. Warmer conditions will continue to build east of the Rockies, melting more snow that occurred over the weekend and aiding in recovery efforts across the Midwest and Midsouth. Above normal temperatures will continue to be unfavorable for winter wheat in the southwestern Plains, however.

A band of heavy snow and rounds of severe storms were the result of a spring-like storm that swept through the country Dec. 10-11.

A strong storm system then heat in the United States and a mix of conditions in South America are the weather factors holding the markets attention Friday.