
U.S. Drought Improves, Rain Brings Relief, but Some Areas Get Drier
The Southeast and parts of the West made progress this week, while drought deepened across portions of the country’s middle.
71degrees Fahrenheit
Feels like:71°
Hi:83°Lo:44°
40% Chance of Light Rain
Hi
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds. Warmer with highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Lo
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Closest strike in the last 30 minutes:77.0 miles
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The Southeast and parts of the West made progress this week, while drought deepened across portions of the country’s middle.




