Significant drought conditions continue in western Mass.

Well, it's been a dry end to summer, but some wet weather could soon be on the way. Our drought does continue to worsen for some. 22 News Storm Team meteorologist Alexa Biano live in the weather center to tell us when we could see some relief. Yes, Nick and Sara. We've seen drier conditions in the northern Pioneer Valley, but we could see some minor relief. This summer, we were below average in rainfall, especially in August, resulting in abnormally dry areas, which is a level one. And in northern Franklin County seeing a moderate drought, which is a level two. The National Weather Service updates the drought monitor every Thursday. And with the recent rain we've had, it could help the dry conditions we've seen in the last 30 days. I don't think it'll be significant. Uh I think you'll definitely see maybe it go back to just abnormally dry. Um cuz some spots did get around an inch of rain, so that does help, but I don't think you'll see it get completely wiped out just yet. Rain is better than no rain, but downpours run off easily, not giving plants and grass enough absorption of water at a slow and steady rate to get to the roots. Saturday night into Sunday morning, there was a nice steady rain that fell for quite a while and some spots picked up another/2 inch to an inch of rain. So that all does add up and it's good for the grass. It's good for the trees, the shrubs, the rivers, creeks. Short range, Massachusetts is below average in rainfall for September 17th to the 23rd. According to the National Weather Service 8 to 14 day precipitation outlook, however, long range we are predicted to have an overall average rain season from October to December. There was quite a long and significant drought we had last fall and that's the trend we want to stay away from. working for you. 22 News Storm Team Meteorologist Alexa Biano.