There is, finally, some rain in the forecast.

But it likely won’t be enough to offset the past two months of an unusually dry spring, forecasters say. There is a chance of showers this weekend and on Monday, with the best chance for measurable rainfall on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Among those scanning the skies and hoping for rain are area farmers who have “pre-sold” their crops through Community Supported Agriculture programs.

“I started irrigating a month ago, the earliest I’ve ever had to do that,” said Bill Duesing, owner of the Old Solar Farm in Oxford. “We’re in uncharted territory here, with climate change.”

The announcement Tuesday by the National Weather Service that the area is experiencing “moderate drought” conditions could mean higher prices for locally grown produce this summer, said Duesing, the former director of the Derby-based state chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association.

Or it may not.

“There are a lot of moving parts to this,” Duesing said. “A lot of it depends on whether a farm has irrigation and it depends on good soil management and mulching.”

It’s been an unusually dry spring, with Bridgeport getting 2.35 inches less than its average rainfall in May, the National Weather Service said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has also issued an alert for moderate drought conditions in Connecticut.

Some crops are already being harvested at area farms, including asparagus, kale, radishes and turnips. The asparagus has been brought into the market building at Robert Treat Farm in Woodmont. Farmers participating in CSA programs, including River Crest Farm in Milford, sell shares in the season’s crops, collecting the money up front and using it for seeds, equipment and other expenses.

While conditions here are nothing like what much of the West Coast is facing, and there are no water shortages or restrictions, meteorologists said Tuesday that “in the last two months, our area has experienced well below normal precipitation,” the NWS forecasters said in a Facebook post. “A moderate drought is now underway,” NWS meteorologists said.

It isn’t just May; precipitation has been well below normal for the past 90 days, the forecasters say. That’s roughly about when the harsh, snowy winter ended.

Kevin Arnone of WXEdge.com said that the current situation isn’t anywhere near the most severe drought we’ve seen. With 34 out of 46 months with below-average precipitation, 1965 is the driest year on record in Connecticut, the forecaster said.

“I did a little research, and found that droughts in this neck of the woods are far more common than I had suspected,” said Rich Sparago, another WXEdge.com forecaster.