Your Weather, 2026

[ducks4you]

I live around the middle of the "red zone."
"As of February 10, 2026 approximately 70% (40292 square miles) of Illinois is under drought conditions and 21% (12153 square miles) is Abnormally dry."
I hope to treat water this year as if I live in AZ!, including using all of the water that my garage dehumidifier sucks up for gardening, instead of pouring it outside of the garage, like usual.

| U.S. Drought Monitor

droughtmonitor.unl.edu

 

[Dahlia]

We just finished with a bitter Northerly. It's been so cold and breezy I haven't wanted to spend much time outside. Today will be much warmer again - up to 50! Probably lots of rain though. That's ok. I'm going to stay home and cook a roast.