A special drought status update for Pacific Northwest Tribes shares that drought has begun to develop and is expected to persist across many Pacific Northwest Tribal lands this summer. The NW CASC and partners worked with the National Integrated Drought Information System to release this update, which provides key takeaways, maps and resources of the most up-to-date science on drought conditions and response considerations.
The update summarizes current conditions for regional snowpack, streamflows and drought, and also provides seasonal forecasts for temperature, precipitation, wildfire potential and drought outlook this summer and into fall 2024. NIDIS and its partners will issue future Drought Status Updates as conditions evolve.