Recent rains have improved Missouri’s drought picture. This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map shows 75% of the state as abnormally dry or in some level of drought. That compares to 93% a week ago. Several counties in southwest and south-central Missouri...
The rest of Missouri’s summer weatherwise might best be described as “mid” or even “meh.” According to State Climatologist Zach Leasor, there’s no strong indicators for making any long-term predictions on whether it will be hotter, cooler, wetter, or drier than...
Missouri’s drought alert is expected to expire at the end of March. That’s according to state climatologist Zach Leasor, who said, despite that, Missouri is struggling to shake the past several years of drought. He said the above average snowfall over this winter...
Severe drought has returned to parts of Missouri as the state continues to dry out. More than 80% of Missouri is experiencing some level of dry or drought conditions. The latest drought monitor map shows severe drought conditions have taken hold in a section of...
Drought conditions in Missouri continue to fade away. The latest drought monitor shows only one small abnormally dry area, covering portions of Newton, Jasper, Barry, and Lawrence counties in the southwest part of the state. An abnormally dry area that covered extreme...
