Climate Prediction Center

Drought conditions statewide are now the worst they’ve been in nearly two years, and local water leaders want to make sure that message sinks in with Utahns.

The monsoon has fizzled so far this year in Utah. Even so, it’s “been a tale of two summers” where northern Utah has been drier than the southern end of the state.

The Climate Prediction Center forecasts a warmer spring than usual in the Mountain West.