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Much of southern Wisconsin continues to be under moderate to severe drought conditions, with near-record hot temperatures expected this weekend.
The U.S. Drought Monitor’s latest map shows moderate drought conditions across all or part of 25 southern Wisconsin counties, representing about 20 percent of the state. All or part of nine counties in southeastern Wisconsin, or about 5 percent of the state, are under severe drought.
Ed Hopkins is assistant state climatologist for Wisconsin. He said much of southern Wisconsin has seen abnormally dry to drought conditions since the start of spring, which is a major change from recent weather patterns.