ST. LOUIS – More than half of the St. Louis bi-state area is experiencing moderate drought conditions.

As of Sept. 9, 45.6% of Missouri is in moderate drought, up from 30.6% a week ago and 3.9% three months ago; 17% of Missouri and 5% of Southern Illinois are in severe drought.

Warm, summer temperatures are expected for the next 10 days or so, putting us in a harsh feedback loop—warm temperatures create dry conditions, and drier air is easier to warm.

The heat itself is not the problem. The problem is that we’ll have dry weather and dry air.

A standard cold front with a round of rain and storms is not going to break this drought. We need an extensive, widespread, soaking rain; like that of a tropical storm or hurricane from the Gulf of Mexico.

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