Monsoons could weaken extreme drought's grip in the west

This is a July 2026 drought update based on the U.S. Drought Monitor report released July 16, covering heat and dryness across the western U.S., worsening extreme and exceptional drought in central Colorado, and persistent drought in Utah and the Colorado River Basin. It also notes a forecast for wetter-than-normal weather in the Four Corners states in late July, so readers land on it for current drought conditions and the monsoon outlook.

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