High Plains Another round of heavy rainfall (1 to 2 inches, locally more) supported a 1-category improvement to parts of the northern and central Great Plains.

Des Moines, Iowa, Bismarck, North Dakota, and Rapid City, South Dakota, are also at risk for severe storms today, Merrill ...

According to a map of drought conditions from Windy.com, the areas experiencing the most intense drought conditions as of Friday morning included parts of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, Colorado, ...

Northern Plains drought conditions show little chance of improvement in 2025, meteorologist says Currently, the Midwest is 29% in moderate drought and 27% abnormally dry.

A snow storm is set to blast the upper Midwest and northern Great Plains late Thursday into Friday. See the forecast.

Drought coverage and intensity continued its overall decreasing trend this spring across the Great Plains. To the east across southern Iowa, northern Illinois, and northern Missouri, drought ...

Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops.

The biggest shifts away from the average temperatures are in two patches, one in the northern Great Plains, covering eastern Montana, North Dakota, northeastern South Dakota, and eastern Minnesota ...

Northern Plains drought conditions show little chance of improvement in 2025, meteorologist says Currently, the Midwest is 29% in moderate drought and 27% abnormally dry.

A snow storm is set to blast the upper Midwest and northern Great Plains late Thursday into Friday. See the forecast.