An active weather pattern is predicted to affect much of the corn-growing region over the next week and a half to two weeks. No less than two separate cold fronts should pass through part or potentially all of the area, and enough south to southwest wind flow southeast of these fronts may lead to some corn earworm migration possibilities. It appears, as of now, the second cold front this upcoming weekend into early next week may be the stronger of the two, and it remains possible that migration risks may be increased closer to the weekend once confidence increases. For now, Low risks are in the forecast ahead of the first front tonight into tomorrow roughly from Kansas, Missouri, and Kentucky as far north as Iowa, southern Wisconsin, and into southern lower Michigan, but the northern edge of the risk may be too aggressive especially if thunderstorms form further south closer to I-80. The Low risk shifts southeast tomorrow night into Thursday as the front nudges slightly further south. As we get into late in the week and especially next weekend, southerly winds will initially increase across the Plains states before expanding eastward and slightly northward, and Low risks encompass a fairly large area from the central Plains and east, mainly along and south of the I-90 corridors and also across southern lower Michigan. The uncertainty comes in just how far north a good corridor of southerly winds can reach for an extended period of time, but at this point it appears the most favored corridor for potential migration by next weekend focuses between I-80 and I-90. Stay tuned for updates throughout the week!