While some portions of Kentucky saw some rainfall in the past week, the mainly dry weather has led to continued drought conditions.
“So the D-0 drought is in the northern part of Hardin County as well as Meade, Breckinridge, and parts of Grayson, and D-0 means that we’re looking at abnormally dry soil conditions right now, and D-1 drought is a little bit more severe on the scale,” said Meteorologist Samantha Wilson with the National Weather Service in Louisville. “It’s a moderate drought and that’s in E-Town, LaRue, Nelson, Hart, and those areas.”
Worsening drought conditions are expected over the next few weeks.
“It does look like this will persist for the next week because we don’t have any rain in the forecast as of right now, and even beyond that it’s looking pretty minimal for any rainfall that we could get, so we are expecting these drought conditions to worsen to either one or two categories more than what we’re seeing right now,” Wilson said.
Burn bans are currently in place in LaRue County and Hodgenville, and the risk is high across the area.
“Fire weather conditions will become increasingly more likely, which means we could have some very light or gusty winds, hot conditions, drying soils, things like that,” Wilson said. “Anything can really spark a quick fire. Of course, cigarettes are a big one. Just be aware of putting those out correctly because fire conditions will become more likely going into the next few weeks.”
Check with your local municipalities on burn bans or restrictions, and learn more about drought monitoring on the NWS Louisville website.
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