A climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center says extremely dry conditions—especially in the High Plains and western Corn Belt—are a concern heading into winter.
Brian Fuchs says current forecasts show the dry pattern could continue into 2021.
“The likelihood of going into next spring with drought lingering in the Plains and Midwest is fairly likely,” Fuchs says, “and even with what we’re seeing in the Rocky Mountains and into the Southwest, a La Nina winter doesn’t bode well for substantial improvement.”
Fuchs says it’s a situation he’ll be watching closely.
