Extreme drought returns to parts of Utah as dry conditions intensify statewide. Utah’s new extreme drought is part of a larger drought growing across parts of Arizona, California and Nevada.

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1. Extreme drought has returned to Utah for the first time in nearly two years, but a weekend storm could help parts of the state that have so far missed out on winter storms.

   Moderate drought conditions or worse now blanket about two-thirds of the state, which is up from about 40% last week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s weekly update on Thursday. It adds that about 8% of the state is in severe drought, while a little over 4% — covering large chunks of Washington and Iron counties — are in extreme drought.

   It’s the first time that the Drought Monitor has listed any part of Utah in extreme drought since March 2023. Another 33% is listed as “abnormally dry,” leaving just 1.3% of the state not listed in any drought category.

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