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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how parts of the Plains should expect rain, even winds, from multiple, slow-moving weather systems the next few days.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey comments on upcoming storm systems expected to bring needed precipitation in the Pacific Northwest and what that means for water supplies later in the season.

Not one, but two slow moving systems travelling in the same track are expected to bring both needed precipitation and unwanted active weather in coming days. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides the national progress on spring wheat and barley crop planting and emergence as of April 19.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over state planting progress numbers by state and impacts to the latest national crop planting progress number.

Meteorologist Brad Rippey offers USDA's latest U.S. peanut crop planting progress numbers for the period ending April 19.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey offers the latest reports on national rice crop planting and emergence progress as of April 19.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes the progress in planting of this year's U.S. cotton crop as of April 19.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey focuses on winter wheat crop conditions in the Central and Southern Plains and their contributions to national crop condition concerns for the period ending April 19.

Concern grows in some parts of the nation's winter wheat growing regions regarding crop condition, including a recent freeze event in parts of the Central Plains. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)