Dry conditions continue

Dry conditions continue

MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio – According to the National Weather Service, despite the arrival of somewhat cooler conditions in parts of the Northeast, the overall trend of warmer- and drier-than-normal weather has continued to exacerbate short-term dryness and drought in the region. Abnormal Dryness (D0) and Moderate Drought (D1) increased from West Virginia and Maryland northeastward into southern New England. Acute short-term rainfall deficits (30-day rainfall totaling 10 to 50 percent of normal, locally less than 5 percent in southern portions of the region) led to the expansion of D0, while similar deficits out to 60 days—coupled with vegetation stress and declining streamflows—led to a notable increase of D1 across the southern tier of the region.

The forecast for the first week of October has temperatures near or above 90 degrees through to Friday when there will be a drop in temperatures to highs in the 70s. At present, rain is not in the forecast for the first week of October. A fire ban is in effect through October with no burning permitted from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Additionally with such dry conditions, there is a burn advisory as well.