Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

While portions of Kentucky and Indiana received beneficial rainfall during the second half of last week, mainly dry weather across the region since last weekend has contributed to the persistence of abnormally dry and drought conditions across most of the region.

Here are updated slides with the latest drought information for southern Indiana and central Kentucky:

Drought Update September 11th, 2025

Here are some key points from this week's Drought Monitor update:

Severe Drought (D2) was introduced in SW KY.
Moderate Drought (D1) was expanded across western KY while reduced across portions of central and eastern KY. Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions were also reduced across portions of eastern KY.
Minor changes to Indiana this week with an addition of Moderate Drought (D1) across a portion of east central IN.
Drought conditions are likely to worsen as above normal temperatures and little to no rainfall are expected over the next week.