Showers and thunderstorms were most numerous over the northwestern corn belt states the past 24 hours. In general it looks like the northwestern 1/3 of Ia received 0.25" to 0.50" rains with some isolated 1"+ amounts. Earlier yesterday, there were very widely scattered showers dotted over the southern 1/3 of Ia. Pockets of heavier rain activity were indicated southeast of St. Louis eastward into southern In and extreme southern Oh. I would guess that maybe 15%? percent of the corn belt received these rains and if you include the day before maybe 20%? of the area has received significant rain so far late this week. Today, we are forecasting rain to continue to develop along and north of a frontal boundary across northeastern Ia, southern Mn, southern Wi and later today significant showers across the northern 1/3 of Il. Another area of rain will slowly develop eastward along the southern edge of the southeast corn belt gradually developing north of the Ohio river today and tomorrow. Showers and thunderstorms are going to continue over the northern and northwestern corn belt this weekend as well in the southeastern corn belt with good rainfall and coverage. Showers and thunderstorms are going to occur in all areas of the corn belt this weekend, maybe 50% coverage, but rains will be more scattered south of the frontal boundary with less rainfall amounts and coverage particularly over the southern 1/2 of Ia and southeastern Ne. Some of these areas may not receive significant rains until late in the weekend. Early to midweek next week most of the corn belt should have received significant rainfall.