Heavy Rainfall to Bring Flooding Threat to California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

A strong atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall to California through the holiday week. The heaviest rainfall is expected on Wednesday in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall is expected in the Sierra Nevada from the atmospheric river, raising concerns for major snow‐load impacts. Travel may be difficult to impossible over the passes. Read More >

Overview

Agriculture

Hydrologic

Past Precipitation

Forecast

Kansas Drought Conditions

Kansas Drought Conditions (More Info)

One Month Change in Drought Outlook

One Month Change in Drought Conditions

U.S. Drought Monitor maps are updated every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. based on data through 6 a.m. the preceding Tuesday. Maps are based on measurements of climatic, hydrologic & soil conditions as well as reported impacts and observations from more than 350 contributors around the country.

Soil Moisture

Soil Moisture (More Info)

Soil Moisture Anomoly

Soil Moisture

Crop Moisture Index - Depicts Short Term (<4 Week) Dry/Wet Anomolies

Kansas real-time streamflow

Kansas real-time streamflow compared to normal.
(Image Courtesy of the USGS - More Info)

Kansas past week streamflow

Kansas real-time streamflow

Kansas past week streamflow compared to normal.
(Image Courtesy of the USGS - More Info)

Kansas Reservoir Status

Observed Precipitation

Previous 24 Hours of Precip

Previous 24 Hours of Precipitation

Previous 72 Hours of Precip

Previous 72 Hours of Precipitation

Departure from Normal

The following images depict rainfall totals for various time ranges, in addition to the departure from normal and percentage of normal for that same time range. Images are courtesy of the High Plains Regional Climate Center.



Month-to-Date		Year-to-Date



14 Days		30 Days



3 Months (90 Days)		6 Months (180 Days)



1 Year (12 Months)		3 Years (36 Months)

Create images for different time ranges!

Rainfall Forecast

Precipitation accumulation measured in six hourly periods, starting at 12am, 6am, 12pm, and 6pm CST (+1 CDT).

24 Hour QPF

24 Hour Rainfall Forecast

48 Hour QPF

2 Day Rainfall Forecast

72 Hour QPF

3 Day Rainfall Forecast

7 Day QPF

7 Day Rainfall Forecast

Drought Outlook


Monthly Drought Outlook	Seasonal Drought Outlook

Temperature & Precipitation Outlooks

Long-range outlooks are courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center (CPC). They indicate probabilities of above, near, or below normal temperature and precipitation for the given time period. They do NOT represent the expected magnitude of warm/cool and/or wet/dry weather.