National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE EVERGLADES, WHILE REST OF SOUTH FLORIDA REMAINS IN A SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITION.

FIRE DANGER REMAINS SEVERE TO EXTREME AREA WIDE.

South Florida Water Management info on water restrictions

South Florida Water Management map of water restrictions (pdf)

For additional information on water restrictions, area residents are encouraged to call the SFWMD’s toll-free Water Shortage Hotline at 1-800-662-8876 or contact their regional SFWMD service center.

What is Drought?

Current Conditions

Drought Assessment Tools

Outlooks

National Drought Page

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Current Precipitation Analysis

Keetch Byram Drought Index (KBDI)

National Precipitation and Florida Precipitation page

30 Day Precipitation Difference for Miami 90 Day Precipitatiion Difference for Miami 30-day Observed Accumulated Precipitation 90-day Observed Accumulated Precipitation

Lake Okeechobee Hydrologic Summary

Lake Okeechobee Lake Level Graphic

Graphical Depth of Lake Okeechobee

Soil Moisture Information

Standardized Precipitation Index

 Fisheating Creek reading status

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Drought Assessment Tools

Palmer Drought Severity Index-Long Term Meteorological Conditions

Palmer Crop Moisture Index-Short-term Drought

South Florida Fire Potential (Keetch-Byram Drought Index)

Weekly Disscussion of La Nina and Le Nino

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Outlooks

U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook

Precipitation Needed to End Dry Spell

1-Month Temperature Outlook

1- Month Precipitation Outlook

3-Month Temperature Outlook

3-Month Precipitation Outlook