PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 18, 2022
More than half of Maine is experiencing moderate drought conditions leaving homeowners with brown, needlelike lawns and farmers with lowered yields and increased irrigation costs, in turn resulting in higher prices for consumers of local fruits and vegetables. As of Thursday afternoon, the 10-day forecast was not especially reassuring. Meteorologist Jon Palmer of the National Weather Service’s station in Gray used words like “scattered,” “isolated” and “iffy” to describe any predicted rainfall.