Officials say dry winter could mean deeper drought in northern Montana
Most of Montana is headed into the winter months with better drought conditions than this time last year, but a forecasted El Niño through the core winter months will likely put the state on a path toward wetter spring months which could mean another year without much moisture in northwest Montana, climatological officials and meteorologists said at a meeting last Thursday.
The Governor’s Drought and Water Supply Advisory Committee met Thursday morning to update current and seasonal drought, the forecast for the fall and winter, an El Niño forecast, what hurdles the state is facing in monitoring drought, and on the buildout of a soil moisture and weather monitoring network...
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