Markets
Weekly export sales, U.S. jobless claims and an update of the U.S. Drought Monitor are all set for 7:30 a.m. CDT. U.S. natural gas inventory is due out at 9:30 a.m. Of course, the latest weather forecasts and any trade news will also be closely watched.
Weather
Thursday features shower and thunderstorm activity in the central and Southern Plains through portions of the western Midwest. Rainfall will be mainly light. Other primary crop areas will be dry. Temperatures continue to show seasonal to below normal values north and central and very warm to hot south. Stressful heat is again in store for most of Texas.