You will likely not be able to get a burn permit in the foreseeable future as dry weather persists across Door County. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, most of Door County and the northeastern corner of Kewaunee County are in severe drought. Southwest Door County, northeast Brown County, and most of Kewaunee County are not much better as they sit at a moderate drought. The National Weather Service says two to three inches of rain has fallen over the last two months, far below the average precipitation. That has led to Ephraim, Egg Harbor, Brussels-Union-Gardner, Nasewaupee, Southern Door, and Baileys Harbor all issuing burn bans since last Thursday. The burn bans do not include small campfires and cooking fires. Thanks to a La Nina weather pattern, meteorologist Mike Karow does not expect those burn bans to be lifted anytime soon.

Rain is expected this weekend, but Karow says the precipitation will likely not be much more than a few tenths of an inch. The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures to be above average and the rainfall to be below normal over the next eight to 14 days.