Despite scattered rainfall over the weekend, several portions of southeast Iowa are still seeing moderate drought conditions.

The largest increase came from Louisa County. With just 7.49% of the county experiencing moderate drought conditions in the previous report, the number has grown to 53.11% as of last week. Keokuk County, and Henry County saw slight jumps to 69.99% and 3.86% respectively. Washington County stayed consistent, with the southwest corner of the county remaining the only 5% experiencing moderate drought conditions. Jefferson County experienced just a slight drop, still with 67.18% of the land in a moderate drought.

The population in these dryer areas in southeast Iowa is estimated at more than 26,000. To view the drought status of your county, or to view conditions throughout the state of Iowa, click here.