Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Minnesota drought deepens with dry weather expected into the fall

Drought monitor 8-11-26
The drought conditions map as of Tuesday shows severe drought across much of northeastern and central Minnesota into the Twin Cities.
National Drought Mitigation Center

Worsening drought is Minnesota’s biggest weather concern right now, and a steep change in the weather pattern is the only escape, climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley told MPR News.

“I don't see that happening, unfortunately,” Seeley said of a pattern shift. “A lot of the models are still alluding to the notion that we're going to see persistence of drought well into the autumn season.”

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