More than 44 million Americans live in regions now suffering under extreme drought. Drought isn’t new to Western states, but ...

In continuing coverage of the Spring 2026 Drought, each Thursday a new U.S. Drought Map is released. Rainfall and other ...

It’s still a very hefty deficit,” a National Weather Service forecaster says of the Charlotte area’s low rainfall total in ...

This U.S. Drought Monitor continues to show improvement in drought-related conditions across multiple areas. The Midwest (Iowa and Minnesota), central and northern Plains (Kansas, Nebraska, Dakotas, ...

Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues in fire-prone Southern California, according to this week's U.S. Drought Monitor report. Extreme ...

The first three months of 2026 were the driest the contiguous United States has experienced since precipitation records began ...

But the next best chance of rain for the state and Triangle is likely on Monday, Kren said. The Triangle could see rain and embedded storms ahead of a cold front that is set to move into the area ...

Drought conditions across Alabama got a little bit worse in this week’s Drought Monitor report. South Alabama remained the ...

From southern Oregon to the Arizona-New Mexico border, the western United States is drier than it has been at this point in ...

The latest Iowa Drought Monitor map released April 30 shows only a few pockets of drought conditions in the state. Here's ...

Despite recent rounds of winter rain and powerful waves that pummeled the coastline, most of California is continuing to bake under a deep drought, with over half of the state facing “abnormally dry” ...