Staff Report

It’s still a long-range model, but forecasters are calling for drought conditions to return to much of Texas by early next year.

The prediction is based on the developing La Niña phenomena, which occurs when sea level temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific are below normal.

The most recent drought map, released on Oct. 15, shows no drought in the local region, although Travis County is depicted as “abnormally dry” and portions of the Panhandle are shown to al...