Below is a national-scale agricultural weather wrap for major U.S. production regions, followed by a seven-day outlook emphasizing practical field impacts. For site-specific timing, totals, and any advisories, consult your local National Weather Service office or extension service.

Regional recap: last 24 hours

Conditions varied across the country during the past day. Broadly:

  • Northern Plains and Upper Midwest: Seasonably cold with scattered light snow or flurries in spots; wind chills remained a factor in open country.
  • Corn Belt and Ohio Valley: Cloudy and cool in many areas, with a mix of light wintry precipitation or drizzle at times; limited fieldwork.
  • Central and Southern Plains: Largely dry with breezy periods; topsoils exposed to evaporation; ongoing winter wheat dormancy or early green-up depending on latitude.
  • Delta and Mid-South: Humid with areas of showers; some lowland ponding where cells trained.
  • Southeast: Intervals of sun and clouds; spotty showers near the Gulf Coast and Florida; mild to warm afternoons inland.
  • Northeast: Late-winter chill persisted; light snow or mixed precipitation mainly over interior high terrain.
  • Pacific Northwest: Onshore flow delivered coastal rain and mountain snow, adding to high-elevation snowpack.
  • California and the Central Valley: Predominantly dry breaks across many valleys with cool mornings and seasonable afternoons; clouds increasing at times in the north.
  • Southwest Deserts: Dry with large day–night temperature ranges; clear nights produced localized frost in colder pockets.
  • Rockies and Intermountain West: Periodic mountain snow and valley rain/snow mix where bands passed.

These broad patterns set the stage for a week that favors an active West-to-East storm track, alternating mild and cooler spells east of the Rockies, and periodic precipitation episodes rather than daily persistence.

Seven-day agricultural forecast and impacts

Overall pattern

Expect one or more Pacific-driven disturbances to cross the West and redevelop across the Plains and East through the next seven days. Western mountains retain the best chances for accumulating snow; lower elevations from the Pacific Northwest into northern California trend wetter at times. East of the Rockies, look for changeable temperatures and organized 24–48 hour windows of rain or a rain/snow mix, separated by drier breaks.

Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

  • Temperatures: Predominantly near to below normal; coldest mornings under clear skies, with occasional midday thaw south of the Dakota–Minnesota line.
  • Precipitation: Light snow events possible with passing clippers; modest liquid-equivalent totals.
  • Impacts: Calving operations face intermittent wind chill stress; snowpack and frost depths change slowly; limited runoff.
  • Fieldwork: Fair windows for grain hauling and shop work; brief mud where daytime thaw occurs.

Central and Southern Plains (KS/OK/TX Panhandle into north TX)

  • Temperatures: Variable; a couple of mild days punctuated by cooler shots behind fronts.
  • Precipitation: Limited overall; best chances late week into the weekend near and east of I-35; western High Plains trend drier.
  • Impacts: Winter wheat remains vulnerable to swings; dry, breezy intervals may elevate fire danger; gradual topsoil drying where misses continue.
  • Fieldwork: Good opportunities for maintenance and selective tillage where soils allow; heed any fire weather statements.

Corn Belt and Ohio Valley

  • Temperatures: Near to slightly below normal north; near to slightly above normal south; freeze–thaw cycles common.
  • Precipitation: One or two systems could bring light to moderate totals—rain south, rain/snow mix north; rain–snow line shifts with each wave.
  • Impacts: Brief saturation possible after each system; modest river responses; overwintering crops generally tolerate conditions.
  • Fieldwork: Limited between systems; short morning windows for manure applications and equipment moves on frozen ground.

Delta and Mid-South

  • Temperatures: Mild overall; a brief cool-down follows any frontal passage.
  • Precipitation: Several rounds of showers and a few thunderstorms possible, especially mid- to late-week; localized heavier totals in training cells.
  • Impacts: Short-term delays in poorly drained fields; time fertilizer and burndown applications between rain windows.
  • Severe risk: A low to locally moderate risk of a few strong storms cannot be ruled out with a stronger frontal wave.

Southeast (Gulf states, Carolinas, Georgia, Florida)

  • Temperatures: Generally above seasonal normals for highs; brief shallow cool surge possible after frontal passages.
  • Precipitation: Scattered showers with fronts, most frequent along and north of the Gulf Coast and into the Carolinas; Florida peninsula sees hit-or-miss coverage.
  • Impacts: Warmth favors pasture growth and early vegetation; brief heavy downpours may slow fieldwork along the Gulf Coast plain; patchy morning fog.
  • Freeze risk: Low for most coastal/peninsular areas; localized inland frost possible only on the clearest post-frontal nights.

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

  • Temperatures: Near to slightly below normal north, near normal south; occasional brisk wind chills.
  • Precipitation: One or two mixed events; interior favors snow or wintry mix, coastal plain favors rain.
  • Impacts: Orchard pruning windows interspersed with cold, breezy days; sugarbush operations see sap runs on milder afternoons followed by freezes at night.

Pacific Northwest

  • Temperatures: Cool along the coast and inland Northwest; cold in the mountains.
  • Precipitation: Multiple rounds of coastal rain and Cascades/Blues/Northern Rockies snow; snow levels fluctuate with each wave.
  • Impacts: Mid- to high-elevation snowpack additions; valley fieldwork limited by wet soils; typical river rises, with widespread flooding not favored at this time.

California (Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, coastal ranges)

  • Temperatures: Seasonable days, cool nights; localized valley frost possible on the clearest nights away from wind.
  • Precipitation: Northern half trends periodically wet with passing systems; central and southern valleys see lighter, spottier episodes or mainly dry stretches.
  • Impacts: Orchard and vineyard work proceeds many days, but plan for brief rain interruptions in the north; tree crop bloom protection plans should remain ready for any radiational frost mornings.

Southwest Deserts (AZ, NM low deserts, far West TX)

  • Temperatures: Above-normal afternoons with cool to chilly nights under clear, dry air.
  • Precipitation: Mostly dry; a weak disturbance could brush northern AZ/NM high terrain late in the period.
  • Impacts: Excellent harvest and fieldwork windows; continue frost management for sensitive vegetables and citrus on the coldest dawns in colder pockets.

Rockies and Intermountain West

  • Temperatures: Seasonably cold in high country; milder intermountain valleys between systems.
  • Precipitation: Periodic mountain snow; valley rain/snow mix depending on elevation and time of day.
  • Impacts: Livestock stress increases during wind-driven snow; rangeland moisture benefits where snow accumulates; travel impacts over passes during heavier bursts.

Hazards and timing

  • Heavy precipitation focus: Western mountains for much of the period; a separate corridor of moderate rain possible from the southern Plains into the lower Mississippi Valley and parts of the Southeast with late-week systems.
  • Wind: Breezy to windy periods accompanying fronts on the Plains and along the East Coast; elevated fire weather risk on the High Plains during dry, warm downslope spells.
  • Thunderstorms: Isolated to scattered storms possible in the lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast with late-week frontal passage; a few strong cells cannot be ruled out.
  • Freeze/frost: Low-end frost risk in interior valleys of California and the Southeast on the clearest nights; otherwise typical late-winter cold across the northern tier.
  • Snow and ice: Light to moderate accumulations possible in the northern tier and interior Northeast; significant totals most likely in the higher terrain of the West.

Fieldwork windows

  • Best odds for multi-day, mostly dry work periods: Southwest deserts; portions of the southern and western High Plains; central and southern California valleys.
  • Intermittent, short windows between systems: Corn Belt, Ohio Valley, Delta/Mid-South, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic.
  • Generally limited by wet or wintry conditions: Pacific Northwest valleys and Northern Rockies foothills; northern tier states with recurring light snow/mix.

Confidence

  • Pattern confidence (large scale): Moderate to high.
  • Timing and local amounts: Moderate in the West; moderate to lower across the central and eastern U.S. due to track and temperature uncertainties with each wave.

For the latest localized forecasts, warnings, and advisories, check your local National Weather Service office or cooperative extension resources.