Drought Information Statement for Western & Central Wyoming Valid November 25th, 2024 Issued By: WFO Riverton, WY Contact Information: This product will be updated by December 6, 2024, or sooner if drought conditions change significantly. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements. Please visit https://www.weather.gov/riw/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates for regional drought status updates. Extreme (D3) drought conditions continue extreme western Fremont County and eastern Teton and Johnson counties. Improved in Natrona. Severe (D2) drought conditions continue across portions of Natrona, Johnson, Fremont, Teton, Park, and northern Lincoln Counties. Drought conditions will see some slight downgrades now through early December with drier conditions expected across much of the state. 1 U.S. Drought Monitor Link to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor for Wyoming Drought intensity and Extent D4 (Exceptional Drought): None occurring. D3 (Extreme Drought): Eastern Teton, eastern Johnson and extreme western Fremont counties, as well as sections of eastern Wyoming. D2 (Severe Drought): Portions of Teton, Park, and Lincoln counties. Fremont, Washakie, Hot Springs and Big Horn counties, as well the remainder of Johnson and Natrona Counties. D1 (Moderate Drought): Remainder of Wyoming D0: (Abnormally Dry): none Recent Change in Drought Intensity Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change Drought Worsened: Southern Fremont and Natrona counties. No Change: Counties not listed elsewhere. Drought Improved: eastern Natrona County. There have been several minor systems push through the state bringing periods of rain and snow. This has kept the drought fairly stable with only a few minor changes. Precipitation About half of Wyoming saw below normal precipitation over the past 30 days. Central areas and the far southwest saw above normal amounts, of 2-4 inches. This includes Fremont, Washakie, Lincoln, Natrona, Sweetwater, and Hot Springs Counties Temperature The state saw above normal temperatures in the north and east. The values of 0 to 3 degrees above normal with some places seeing 3 to 4 degrees above normal. The west and southwest had temperatures below normal. There is a nice bullseye of values 3 to 5 degrees below normal. Summary of Impacts (graphics on following slides) Links: See/submit Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) and view the Drought Impacts Reporter Hydrologic Impacts Conditions are expected to see normal to below normal wetness, with the drought staying the same for most areas, but a decrease in a few small regions. Agricultural Impacts USDA Wyoming Crop Progress and Condition Reports can be found here Fire Hazard Impacts Fire Hazards are lessening as widespread precipitation events are moving through the state. Winds are not showing as much gustiness.. (Most recent Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook) Other Impacts Wildland grasses and shrubs remain at critical criteria across many areas in the state. Mitigation Actions Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for mitigation information Clear debris from around structures to protect from potential wildfires Precipitation Outlook Valid Nov 4 - 11 Seven-Day Precipitation Forecast The next storm system is set to arrive late Monday night (Nov 25th), with snowfall over the mountains and isolated areas of snow elsewhere. There will be cold air and gusty winds behind this front. The next storm will move in Tuesday night into Wednesday. Mainly dry for the rest of the week except for some mountain snowfall. Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Temperatures do not have a particular trend, with equal chances of below, at or above normal values expected. A sliver of the south could see above normal temperatures. Precipitation does not have a particular trend, with equal chances of below, at or above normal values expected. The extreme northwest could see above normal precipitation. Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Seasonal Outlook Drought conditions are expected improve, or even to end, across the central and north areas. Drought conditions are expected to persist for the east and south.