Iowa — A return to much below normal rainfall in August and September has several counties in northwest Iowa again teetering on the edge of drought conditions.
The latest drought monitor from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, shows the entire northwest corner of Iowa as abnormally dry. A small portion of east central Iowa, right along the Mississippi River, is listed in the moderate drought category. The abnormally dry category is also prevalent throughout a good deal of southeast and south central Iowa. Just over two-thirds of Iowa was rated as not being dry.
The Seasonal Drought Outlook released on September 30, 2025, by the Climate Prediction Center, valid through December 31, 2025, indicates the potential for drought to develop in southeastern Iowa. While the Seasonal Precipitation Outlook offers no clear signal for precipitation, the Seasonal Temperature Outlook indicates that above-normal temperatures are likely across the state. The Seasonal Drought Outlook considers the impacts of recent precipitation as well as seasonal precipitation outlooks.
(Courtesy fellow Community First Broadcasting station KUOO in Spirit Lake)
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