Texas, 2026Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 2026
June 1 to 30, 2026 · NWS EWX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Much of South-Central Texas received greater than normal rainfall in June leading to maintenance and improvement in the ongoing drought. Hays County improved from Extreme (D3) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Much of South-Central Texas received greater than normal rainfall in June leading to maintenance and improvement in the ongoing drought. Hays County improved from Extreme (D3) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. Bastrop, Travis, and Wilson Counties remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level rose 3.6 feet but was still 16.7 feet below normal. Lake Travis rose 2.2 feet but was 8.9 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) normal on the lower Colorado River; and below normal to normal (25%-75%) on the lower San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 11:49 PM CST, 11 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Warm and humid Monday.
- Chances for showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through Saturday.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 11:49 PM CST, 11 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1249 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Warm and humid Monday.
- Chances for showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through Saturday.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Tuesday)
Issued at 1243 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
GOES East water vapor imagery shows lingering convection that
sparked off the dryline over West Texas and weak mid-level ridging
still in place over south central Texas. This shortwave ridge should
start to slide a bit further east on Monday, but convection will
remain west of the service area. Temperatures should climb into the
upper 80s to lower 90s along with continued stubborn mid-level
clouds. Tuesday will start the transition to a more active pattern
with continued southerly to southeasterly surface flow sending PWATs
up above 1.5 inches. Showers and storms are possible Tuesday
afternoon and evening, particularly over the northern half of the
area as a weak inverted trough over the northern Gulf moves westward
into South Central Texas. Locally heavy rainfall and tropical-like
downpours look like the primary hazard, but gusty winds are also a
possibility.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday night through Sunday)
Issued at 1243 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
Wednesday continues the stretch of active weather with daily rain
and storm chances through the end of the week. This time, it'll be
more due to the increased southwesterly flow aloft and weak
disturbances each day bringing the threat for continued beneficial
rainfall. By Thursday-Friday, and upper-level low over the Baja of
California will lift north and east, and increase divergence over
the region, providing a favorable environment for efficient rain-
producing storms. The pattern will be rather favorable for rain, but
predicting when individual rounds of rain and storms arrive is an
exercise in futility at this distance. While there are signs that
mid-level ridging could return by early next week, the active
pattern is expected to continue through this forecast package.
&&
.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1243 AM CDT Mon Jun 1 2026
MVFR and IFR conditions are forecast for the local area airports
overnight and Monday morning. Cigs lift to VFR conditions mid to
late Monday morning and stay through late Monday night. Southerly
winds are forecast to prevail throughout the forecast cycle.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry 92 75 93 73 / 0 0 10 30
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 91 75 92 74 / 0 0 10 30
New Braunfels Muni Airport 89 73 91 72 / 0 0 20 20
Burnet Muni Airport 90 73 90 72 / 0 0 20 20
Del Rio Intl Airport 94 76 95 76 / 0 0 0 30
Georgetown Muni Airport 91 74 92 73 / 0 0 20 30
Hondo Muni Airport 89 73 90 73 / 0 0 10 20
San Marcos Muni Airport 90 74 92 73 / 0 0 20 20
La Grange - Fayette Regional 93 75 92 73 / 10 10 20 20
San Antonio Intl Airport 90 75 91 74 / 0 0 10 20
Stinson Muni Airport 89 75 90 73 / 10 0 10 10
&&
.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
SHORT TERM...MMM
LONG TERM....MMM
AVIATION...17
Drought, Bastrop
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bastrop forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 30.104, -97.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Much of South-Central Texas received greater than normal rainfall in June leading to maintenance and improvement in the ongoing drought. Hays County improved from Extreme (D3) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. Bastrop, Travis, and Wilson Counties remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level rose 3.6 feet but was still 16.7 feet below normal. Lake Travis rose 2.2 feet but was 8.9 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) normal on the lower Colorado River; and below normal to normal (25%-75%) on the lower San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers.
Drought, Hays
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hays forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 30.058, -98.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Much of South-Central Texas received greater than normal rainfall in June leading to maintenance and improvement in the ongoing drought. Hays County improved from Extreme (D3) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. Bastrop, Travis, and Wilson Counties remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level rose 3.6 feet but was still 16.7 feet below normal. Lake Travis rose 2.2 feet but was 8.9 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) normal on the lower Colorado River; and below normal to normal (25%-75%) on the lower San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers.
Drought, Travis
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Travis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Much of South-Central Texas received greater than normal rainfall in June leading to maintenance and improvement in the ongoing drought. Hays County improved from Extreme (D3) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. Bastrop, Travis, and Wilson Counties remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level rose 3.6 feet but was still 16.7 feet below normal. Lake Travis rose 2.2 feet but was 8.9 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) normal on the lower Colorado River; and below normal to normal (25%-75%) on the lower San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers.
Drought, Wilson
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 29.174, -98.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Much of South-Central Texas received greater than normal rainfall in June leading to maintenance and improvement in the ongoing drought. Hays County improved from Extreme (D3) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. Bastrop, Travis, and Wilson Counties remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level rose 3.6 feet but was still 16.7 feet below normal. Lake Travis rose 2.2 feet but was 8.9 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) normal on the lower Colorado River; and below normal to normal (25%-75%) on the lower San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
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