Conditions here are moderately dry.  We have received about an inch of precipitation in December so far however very little rain is forecast in the next week.  The ground is relatively dry. Water flows in the Haw and Deep Rivers are low.  Siler City about 12 miles west of this station reports they will request the public to observe water use rationing.  It is unclear when this would start.  This rationing is interpreted due in part by this observer to the lower than average rainfall during last quarter of 2025.