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Outlooks & Forecasts - Drought.gov
Site Section Data & Maps 1–7 Day The National Weather Service's 7-day forecast calls for precipitation accumulations generally ranging from 2 to 4 inches across eastern portions of the Southern Plains, Midwest, and Northeast, with the heaviest totals along a corridor from eastern Texas through the Lower Mississippi Valley into portions of the Upper Mississippi Valley. In the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, light-to-moderate liquid precipitation accumulations ranging from 0.5 to 2 inches are expected. Across the High Plains, light-to-moderate liquid precipitation accumulations ranging from 0.5 to 2 inches are expected, with the greatest totals across portions of the Dakotas. In the West, light-to-moderate liquid precipitation accumulations are expected across areas of the region, with the highest totals across portions of the Pacific Northwest, northern California, and southern Oregon. In the higher elevations, snow is expected across the Sierra Nevada, southern Cascades, northern Great Basin, and portions of the central and northern Rockies. Dry conditions are expected to prevail across much of the Southwest, including areas of southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. 6–10 Day The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center's 6-10 day outlook (valid April 7–11, 2026) calls for above-normal temperatures across much of the Western U.S., Southern Plains, and areas of the South, with the highest probabilities centered over the California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. Below-normal temperatures are favored across the Northern Plains as well as the New England. Near-normal temperatures are expected across much of the Eastern U.S., including the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, as well as portions of Texas. In terms of precipitation, the 6–10-day outlook calls for above-normal precipitation across areas of the eastern half of the western U.S., Plains states, South, much of the Midwest, and Florida. Below-normal precipitation is favored across portions of the Mid-Atlantic and southern extent of New England. Near-normal precipitation is expected across areas outside of these regions, including portions of the western U.S. and Southeast. This weekly look ahead is modified from the U.S. Drought Monitor's National Drought Summary for March 31, 2026, written by David Simeral (Western Regional Climate Center) and Richard Tinker (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center). Outlook and Forecasting Resources
Drought - USDA
USDA works across government, non-profit and private sectors to track drought conditions and deliver science-based solutions and technical expertise to help farmers, ranchers, private landowners, and other land managers respond to these challenges. Visit farmers.gov to learn more about the many USDA programs that can help you manage risk, build resilience and assist with drought recovery on your operation.PRESS RELEASESUSDA Expands Assistance to Cover Feed Transportation Costs for Drought-Impacted RanchersStatement by President Joe Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure DealFACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Acts to Address the Growing Wildfire ThreatWhite House Launches Drought Relief Working Group to Address Urgency of Western Water CrisisUSDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Illinois Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by DroughtU.S. DROUGHT MONITORThe U.S. Drought Monitor is a weekly map of drought conditions jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USDA and the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.HOW YOU CAN HELPSubmit a report to the Drought Impact Reporter to describe how drought is affecting you and your livelihood. The Drought Impact Reporter is the nation's first comprehensive database of drought impacts, providing researchers and other users detail of on the ground drought impacts nationwide.Become a CoCoRaHS Observer and join a grassroots network of thousands of trained volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to improve meteorological science by measuring and reporting precipitation of all kinds. Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS, is the largest provider of daily precipitation observations in the United States. The data from these observations are used by USDA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for tools like the U.S. Drought Monitor.USDA DROUGHT ANNOUNCEMENTSExecutive Summary: National Drought Resilience Partnership Priority Items - July 31, 2019 (PDF, 156 KB)NDRP Priority Actions - July 31, 2019 (PDF, 327 KB)National Drought Resilience Partnership 2016 End of Year Report, January 2017 (PDF, 2.5 MB)National Drought Resilience Partnership - August 2016 Report (PDF, 4.2 MB)MORE USDA DROUGHT RESOURCESCounties Designated as Drought Areas by the Secretary of Agriculture (PDF, 4.6 MB)Natural Resources Conservation Service Drought ResourcesForest Service Drought InformationUSDA Climate HubsN...
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