The surface of the ground is becoming drier than normal; but the soil deeper below the ground is still a little bit moister than normal.  Stream flow is below normal.  Pond level near normal.  The lawn is still browner than normal for this time of the year due to the colder than normal winter overall.  Temperatures for the first 10 days of spring have been averaging close to normal with a couple of very cold days and a few mild days.  Some daffodils are now coming up around the barn shed and a few trees are starting to bud which is a sing of early spring.  Conditions are near normal now; but may approach mildly dry toward the end of this week before the significant rains come this week end and return the conditions back to normal again.  Only a few hundredths of an inch of rain is forecasted for next Thursday for the next 4 days.  The vegetation including the lawns are a bit browner than normal for this time of the year.  Based on the 384 hrs. GFS, our region is likely to become moderately wet within the next 2 weeks due to torrential rains in the extended forecast.