The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that drought generally increased in western and inland parts of the region but improved in the Florida Peninsula as well as eastern North Carolina and Virginia, where timely rain fell. The next week is likely to be wetter, with scattered rain showers and storms through out most of the region, and temperatures will be cooler, reducing water stress, so we may not see much change on next week’s map or even some improvement in the wetter areas. Most of us will be glad for the cooler temperatures and rain, although the wet and humid conditions will help to expand white mold in peanuts across the region this week.
