Discussion of high pressure ridge for North America and the impact on the MidwestRain prospects Improve for northeastern Canada Prairies crop areas late this weekend into next weekMonsoon moisture from Mexico will be forced into the U.S. at a faster rate as a result of the high pressure ridge moving to the lower MidwestNet drying in the interior southern Plains, Delta and Tennessee River Basin areasFrance is expecting some weekend rain to provide improvements to drought Germany, parts of the U.K. will also get some rain and see seasonable temperaturesLower Danube River Basin will stay dry biasedHeat and dryness are expanding from eastern Ukraine to western Kazakhstan and this may continue for at least 10 daysChina's dry region in east-central areas should get some reliefArgentina gets some needed rain for wheat, although more is needed