LCRA meteorologist Bob Rose has noticed the area’s Purple Sage bushes are in timely bloom:
"As I’ve mentioned previously, these plants, also known as a ‘barometer bush’ often bloom about a week to ten days before there’s rain in the local area. They seem to have a fairly good track record. Unfortunately, the blooms don’t say anything about the quantity of rain. The last time they bloomed, rain amounts were fairly low. But they did bloom about a week before we got some rain. Could the plants [be] sensing [a] pattern change?"
We can sure hope so. Slight chances of rain, after all, are forecast this weekend through next week.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
