Needing the rain

Seems like the beginning of spring we were begging Mother Nature to turn off the hose, now the rain is in short supply.



National Drought Mitigation Center



While we haven't quite reached 'drought' status in northern Illinois, parts of west-central Illinois have.  And with little rainfall on the horizon for the next couple of days the abnormally dry conditions could expand.  In Wisconsin, a couple counties in the southwestern part of the state are now considered in a moderate drought.

Released every Thursday, the drought monitor is compiled every Tuesday from a team of climatologists and local experts on ground water, soil and weather all across the country.  Together, they work to put the drought monitor together using a more quantitative approach.

There is a little rain in the forecast for next week, as this week's cold front doesn't look to produce much more than very light showers during the day.  And while I don't think with the next update we'll quite reach the 'abnormally dry' conditions, I do think more counties in Illinois will see the drought conditions expand.