The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that only a small patch of abnormally dry conditions (D0) remains in Puerto Rico after recent rains, but the area of the mainland Southeast that is covered by abnormally dry conditions has doubled this week due to lack of rain and high temperatures. An area of moderate drought was added to the East Coast of the Florida Peninsula after no rain at all. It is likely to expand next week since no rain at all is expected in that area but temperatures will be very warm. The only areas of the region with rain in the next week are northern and inland areas, and amounts are not expected to be large in the region.
