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A warmup is coming next week, but is it going to last? Looking at large-scale patterns and indices can give us a clue as to what the long-range future holds.

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 brief as well, at least.

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