AUSTIN, Texas — Thursday means a new drought monitor has been released and conditions have drastically worsened statewide.
For instance, 18% of the state fell into the "abnormally dry" category, which includes the entire Hill Country and even western sections of Travis and Williamson counties.
Additionally, while these particular metrics didn't increase locally, the "moderate" and "severe" drought increased statewide by 8% each.
The one silver lining is that there were only minuscule changes in the "extreme" drought category and no change in the "exceptional" drought category out in West Texas.
Another silver lining is that this drought monitor failed to account for most of the Hill Country's rain for Tuesday and Wednesday, as the cutoff point for drought monitor calculation is 7 a.m. Tuesday.
We're also tracking increased storm chances for the Labor Day weekend and through next week, with the highest chances coming Tuesday and Wednesday at 60%. These factors could result in the Hill Country's "abnormally dry" condition not lasting very long.
Stick with KVUE for all the latest as we track the incoming wet pattern.
In the meantime, your seven-day outlook is below.
