TOLEDO, Ohio — While lawns have gone dormant and the harvest season has ended, the impacts of northwest Ohio’s historic dry spell are continuing to ripple through the region.

According to the National Weather Service, the persistent dry conditions currently plaguing the area could extend into the spring of 2026, despite a forecast calling for a wetter-than-average winter.

Alexa Maines, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Cleveland, confirmed that the region is seeing its most significant dry spell in decades.

"This is the most widespread extreme drought conditions for our forecast area since the U.S. Drought Monitor began in 2000," Maines said.

By the numbers

The precipitation deficits for the Toledo area are stark. As of Nov. 23, Toledo has received 25.33 inches of rai

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