CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - Some spots in western Massachusetts saw a brief rain shower Thursday morning but that won't help when it comes to the drought.   Elevated fire concerns issued for western Massachusetts When looking at September and October, the rainfall is well below average. In a span of nearly 60 days with September and October combined, Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee has recorded 1.32 inches of rain. The average rainfall for the two months combined is 7.5 inches. That leaves much of western Massachusetts in a 6.18-inch rainfall deficit for the past two months.  When it comes to the drought monitor, most of Massachusetts is seeing abnormally dry conditions with now a moderate drought developing in western Franklin County, eastern Hampshire County and Berkshire County.  7 Day Forecast There isn't any rain in the next 7 days.  Local News Headlines Crews working on traffic signal outage on Route 5 in West Springfield Importance of discussing “danger zone” around school buses Suspect arrested after police target three Massachusetts homes for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine A look at how dry Massachusetts has been WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.