Western Iowa — It appears the long-running drought in western Iowa will continue running well into 2022 as experts predict below-normal flows for the Missouri River basin this spring and summer.
Doug Kluck, the Central Region climate service director for the National Weather Service, says soil moisture levels are well under average across the entire region.
Kluck predicts temperatures from March through May will be warmer than the norm.
Kluck says he’s concerned about the worsening dry conditions across the region.
According to Kluck, the mountain snowpack, which feeds into the basin, is about 80-percent of normal.
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