However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring. That’s after Southern California was already devastated by wildfires in winter.

Could a set of storms heading toward Southern California mean an end ... two years of back-to-back drought," said Leber. "That is very typical of a La Niña weather pattern, where the storm ...

The Feb. 28 seasonal drought outlook from the National Weather Service predicted that most of Colorado would develop drought conditions heading into May, as La Nina weather patterns predict drier ...

This measurement uses reservoir and groundwater levels, among other factors, to measure drought. Each dot on the chart below represents the drought level for one month in one region of California.

This brings drought and warmer temperatures to the south, and heavy precipitation and cool temperatures to the north. This winter, La Nina brought western Montana cooler than average temperatures ...

This is partly being driven by the La Niña forecast and also considers current soil moisture levels. A look at precipitation in the last 30 days shows most of the areas forecast to see drought ...

As winter nears its end and Colorado’s mountains get hit with the latest March snowstorm, climatologists and forecasters are predicting that the spring will bring drier weather and, in turn, lead to ...