Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

Key Points:

Moderate Drought (D1) conditions expanded across north-central Wisconsin during the past week.
Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions across portions of north-central Wisconsin expanded southward to Wausau and Green Bay during the past week.
Meager precipitation amounts are expected over the next week which will result in the Moderate Drought (D1) and Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions to continue, but also expand and worsen through the middle of October.
The Climate Prediction Center 8-14 Day Outlook and Weeks 3-4 Outlook favors drier than normal conditions to continue.

View the latest Drought Statement for northeast Wisconsin for more detailed information. Drought statements for other areas here.

Drought Conditions
Drought Factors and Impacts
Looking Ahead
Additional

Drought Conditions

Link to Drought Portal

Link to Drought Impacts Toolkit

Report drought impacts in your area

Drought Factors and Impacts

Note, data in these images are from the current date and may include rain after the Drought Monitor valid time.

28 Day Streamflow Compared to Normal	Soil Moisture Percentile

Observed precipitation over the past 7 days:

30 Day Precipitation Departures	90 Day Precipitation Departures

6 Month Precipitation Departures	1 Year Precipitation Departures

More detailed precipitation anomalies available on this interactive map.

Link to USDA crop info for Wisconsin

Link to DNR Fire Danger

Looking Ahead

7 Day Precipitation Forecast

Extended outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center:

8 to 14 Day Temperature Outlook	8 to 14 Day Precipitation Outlook

Month Temperature Outlook	Month Precipitation Outlook

Seasonal Temperature Outlook	Seasonal Precipitation Outlook