MUCH OF NEBRASKA OFFICIALLY BACK IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS

LINCOLN- Excessive heat combined with insufficient rain has pushed much of the state into drought. 

The U.S. Drought Monitor, published weekly by the National Drought Mitigation Center, estimates that 95% of the state is in drought or near-drought, up 5 percentage points from the week before.

The only area of the state not excessively dry is in southeast Nebraska, according to the center, which is housed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

High heat and lack of rain are expected to continue. In the case of rain, forecasts by the National Weather Service don't expect significant moisture to majorily help the current condition.

Nebraska's long-term outlook favors cooler-than-average weather from mid- to late August, according to the national Climate Prediction Center. 

The most recent area to officially declare drought is the Omaha metro area.

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