Subfreezing temperatures are a new threat in the northwestern Corn Belt, possibly extending into central areas that will be closely watched through the weekend. A second day of U.S.-China trade talks is scheduled for Friday if both sides are still willing and an index of U.S. consumer sentiment is due out at 9 a.m. CDT.
Weather
Heavy snow and blizzard conditions are in store for the far Northern Plains Friday, with moderate to locally heavy rain featured from the northern Midwest to the Gulf Coast. Freeze warnings are now in effect from the Texas Panhandle to the northern Great Lakes for season-ending cold this weekend.