AUSTIN, Texas — It's another Thursday in Central Texas, which means a new drought monitor is released.
This week, we've seen some improvements throughout the Lone Star State, with areas not in a drought up by 3%, while areas that are "abnormally dry" down by that same margin. We also saw a 2% decrease in areas under a "moderate" drought. Still, there were gains of roughly 1% for "severe" and "extreme" drought levels statewide.
Based on that data, you might think there would be improvements in the KVUE area. Instead, more of Williamson County has fallen into the "abnormally dry" category, and there are no real improvements locally either.
More specifically, places like Hutto, Taylor and Pflugerville have fallen into that "abnormally dry" category, but Austin proper has not. It's possible it may stay that way depending on how much rain falls this upcoming week.
There's a fall front moving through Monday with highs in the lower 90s to start next week, bringing us closer to the average for this time of year. Storm chances have also increased.
Stick with the KVUE Weather Impact Team as we continue to track this Texas drought.
In the meantime, your seven day outlook is below.
