but louisina is seeing improving 53 points. and the area considered severe, that's the orange in the northwest corner of that state, that improved 65 points in seven days. that's it for news...meteorologist mike hoffman joins us now. mike, just amazing changes in the drought monitor this week thanks to rain in the south. is this just a glimpse into what their witner will be like? thanks, tyne. actually yes it is an el nino winter typically is a little wet through southern tier of states so we'll check that out coming up, in the meantime, this week we're going zonal at firs,first then a huge ridge builds up in the eastern part of country. several days of warmth there. there's that big troph out west producing a fair amount of moisture. that comes eastward as we head toward next weekend. so my november temps. below normal from kansas and also nebraska southward into four corner region. above normal southeast and the northern tier of states. as far as december is concerned, we expand that above normal area a little father south th