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About Drought Status Updates: NIDIS and partners issue drought status updates to communicate a potential area of concern for drought expansion and/or development, based on recent conditions and the upcoming forecast.
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Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
August 26, 2021

Short-term drought improves. Long-term drought continues as winter snowpack will be crucial.

Green trees in front of mountains in the Pacific Northwest
Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
August 25, 2021

Drought Expected to Continue Through Fall; Impacts Could Last Multiple Years.

A marsh in Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap
August 10, 2021

Next month’s Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar is on Tuesday, September 14 at 10 a.m. Eastern. Register here for upcoming monthly webinars.

Green trees in front of mountains in the Pacific Northwest
Drought Status Update for the Pacific Northwest
July 29, 2021

Summer Heat Worsens Drought in the Pacific Northwest.

Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon
Drought Update for the Intermountain West
July 22, 2021

Rain in the Southwest: drought improves slightly but continues

 

Rolling hills with fall foliage in the Northeast U.S.
Drought Early Warning Update for the Northeast
July 16, 2021

 

Coastal parts of northern New England saw relief from Elsa—but not interior locations or Cape Cod

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.