Rains this week may bring temporary relief, but the long term outlook continues to lean toward drought conditions across much of the northern plains.

Doug Kluck, Regional Climate Service Director for the National Weather Service in Kansas City, says the drought has been going on for a while…..

Kluck says it looks like the trends don’t want to break…

Kluck says drought impacts could be widespread….

Many counties are again imposing burn bans as the dry conditions create dangerous fire hazards.