Wedoany.com Report on Mar 2nd, The U.S. Corn Belt in the central region is experiencing temperature fluctuations as warm air spreads northeastward with an approaching cold front. On Friday, most areas in Missouri are expected to see high temperatures exceeding 70°F. The warm weather in the north is melting snowpack; Thursday morning snow depth was 4 inches in Fargo, North Dakota, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota.

Wildfire risk is elevated in parts of the Great Plains from western Nebraska southward due to dry, windy conditions, low humidity, and available fuels. Temperatures across the region are above normal. On Friday, southern Montana is expected to see highs reaching 60°F or higher, while most of Texas will experience temperatures above 80°F.

An early-season heatwave persists along the western Gulf Coast in the southern region, with Friday's highs forecast to be between 80°F and 90°F. Scattered showers in the Southeast will provide only limited drought relief. Thunderstorms Thursday night across the Tennessee Valley and vicinity brought large hail and damaging winds.

In the West, the southwestern deserts are unusually warm, with several locations potentially setting monthly record high temperatures later Friday. Phoenix, Arizona, could break its monthly record if temperatures reach 93°F or higher. Above-normal temperatures cover much of the rest of the Southwest, while the Northwest sees mostly dry weather and near-normal temperatures. About one month remains in the western snow season; currently, mountain snowpack across nearly all of Arizona, New Mexico, and Oregon is below 50% of the average for this time of year.