Most of western Kansas is in drought according to the most recent conditions released Dec. 24 by the National Drought Monitor.

A small portion of extreme southeast Ellis County (3 down, 5 right from northwest corner) is considered abnormally dry (D1, as is much of northwest Kansas.

Conditions in southwest Kansas range from moderate to severe drought.&nbsp;

Click <a href="https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?KS">here</a> for an interactive map.&nbsp;

The weather forecast calls for rain in Hays Friday and Saturday.

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 </figure>HAYS POSTMost of western Kansas is in drought according to the most recent conditions released Dec. 24 by the National Drought Monitor.A small portion of extreme southeast Ellis County (3 down, 5 right from northwest corner) is considered abnormally dry (D1, as is much of northwest Kansas.Conditions in southwest Kansas range from moderate to severe drought.&nbsp;Click <a href="https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?KS">here</a> for an interactive map.&nbsp;The weather forecast calls for rain in Hays Friday and Saturday.

Most of western Kansas in drought; Ellis Co. is exception