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Future U.S. Weather Past U.S Weather Morning Dom. Report Noon Update Evening/Weekend Update International Report Gary Rhea Commentary INTERNATIONAL MAPS InterRAD® RainRAD™ Friday, March 28, 2025 - Yesterday's release of the USDA Weekly Drought Monitor map showed another very small increase in drought across the nation in the past week. Just over 67% of the nation is in a drought category up by about a quarter of one percent from last week. Over 83% of the High Plains is in a dry category after a 1.3% gain from last week. The South Central region had a similar increase in drought and is at 59.6% too dry. The Southeast region had the largest uptick in dry areas over the past week and by over 5% to 68.7%. The Midwest was the only key growing area that saw a decline in drought since last week with a 1.2% decline and is at 65.1% in a dry zone. In key Midwest states, very little change for Iowa with just over 79% of the state in a drought category. Illinois saw the most improvement from last week with more than an 8% decrease to 65.7%. Indiana was virtually unchanged from last week with a very minor decline to about 53.9% in a dry category.