The drought monitor, as of Tuesday, Feb. 17th, indicates a improvement from last week with moderately dry in extreme northwest and along the Missouri border and a parts on the Oklahoma border in Southwest and South Central Kansas. Our area is in good shape. The six to ten day forecast (Feb. 24 to 28) indicates a 70 to 80% chance of likely above normal for temperatures and near normal for precipitation. The eight to 14-day forecast indicates (Feb. 26 to March 4) indicates a 60 to 70% chance of likely above normal for temperatures and a continued near normal for precipitation.