About one-fifth of Utah remains in at least moderate drought to start 2025, and most of the state is still considered "abnormally dry." Federal hydrologists say this could impact the spring snowpack runoff even in areas with recent rainfall.

The drought map highlights significant disparities across the state. While Northern California and parts of the Bay Area received recent

Despite recent rounds of winter rain and powerful waves that pummeled the coastline, most of California is continuing to bake under a deep drought.

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map, released last week, shows a large part of California, including the Bay Area, is under "abnormally dry" conditions at the beginning of 2025. The most impacted counties are Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties.