Weather forecasts published on Monday have dealt a blow to struggling farmers and families in the Mid West as they show that the drought is going to get worse, nearing Dust Bowl proportions.
For next week, the eastern Midwest is predicted to get 'less than 0.25 inch of rain', down from the morning forecast which called for up 0.75 inch rain, said Drew Lerner, meteorologist for World Weather Inc.
Lerner said the atmospheric high pressure ridge was locked over the western Plains and western Midwest and was poised to remain stable, blocking moisture from entering the crop belt and leading to a buildup of heat.
Outlook: Forecasters are expecting the drought to get worse over the next few weeks
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'It's the same old song and dance,' Lerner said.
Temperatures will rise into the upper 90s to low 100s early this week, cool to the 80s by midweek then rise into the 90s again by the weekend, said John Dee, meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring.
'There are no sustainable soaking rains in sight. There is some slight relief but no huge reversal in the drought,' Dee added.
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