Drought Information Statement for Southern Wisconsin Valid 3/20/25 Issued By: NWS Milwaukee Contact Information: nws.milwaukee@noaa.gov This product will be updated 4/17/25 or sooner if conditions deteriorate substantially. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements Please visit https://www.weather.gov/mkx/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. 1 Wisconsin Drought Update 4 Week Drought Condition Class Change Over the past 4 weeks Moderate Drought expanded across parts of Lafayette, southern Iowa, southeast Dane, Jefferson, Washington, southern Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties. Moderate Drought continues across far southern and southeast Wisconsin. Precipitation Precipitation in south-central Wisconsin over the past 30 days is 50-70% of normal. Precipitation across southern Wisconsin over the past 120 days is 25-70% of normal. Fire Hazard Impacts Significant wildland fire potential outlook is normal for Wisconsin for April Image Caption: Significant Wildland Fire Potential Monthly Outlook Link to Wildfire Potential Outlooks from the National Interagency Coordination Center Latest WI DNR Fire Danger map available here and DNR Burn Restrictions available here. NICC outlook maps are set to auto-update. New maps are produced on the first weekday of each month (see direct links below) Can also include Burn Ban info here If your area or state has other parameters available (i.e KBDI, ERC, etc) you can add these as well. 1-Month: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month1_outlook.png 2-Month: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month2_outlook.png 3-Month:https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month3_outlook.png 4-Month: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/month4_outlook.png Homepage: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/predictive-services/outlooks Current Conditions 28 Day Streamflow Streamflow over the past month is in the 10-24th percentile, the below normal category, in parts of southeast Wisconsin and the 25-75th percentile across the remainder of southern Wisconsin. Soil moisture is in the 10 - 30th percentile in the drought area of southeast Wisconsin. CPC Soil Moisture Percentile March 19, 2025 7 Day Precipitation Forecast 0.50-2.00” Southern Wisconsin may receive over 0.25 inches of precipitation over the next 7 days. Week 2 Outlook There are slightly increased odds (37%) for below average temperature during March 27-April 2. There are slightly increased odds (37%) for above average precipitation during March 27-April 2. Month Outlook There are equal chances of below, near and above normal temperatures for April. There are slightly increased odds (45%) for above average precipitation for April. 3 Month Outlook There are slightly increased odds (35%) of above average temperature during the April -May -June season. There are slightly increased odds (35%) of above average precipitation for southeast Wisconsin during the April -May -June season. Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage With the wetter signal in the few weeks and months, drought removal is likely during the March 20 to June 30 time frame. Links to the latest: Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook Both the Monthly and the Seasonal Drought Outlook images will auto-populate, but please only include one on the slide, moving the other off to the right. Use whichever image tells the best story for your area of interest. Be sure to use the correct caption box and edit the released and valid dates as well. You can and should reference the temperature and precipitation outlooks to support the message, but please keep this slide to 1 image. Discussions: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/mdo_summary.php https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/sdo_summary.php For USAPI, can consider using NMME imagery for temperature and/or precipitation to help message potential drought improvement/degradation/amelioration.