Some areas along the High Line might be flush with water, but much of Montana is suffering from drought. Next year may not get any better, so the state wants to improve its drought plan.

On Thursday, the Governor’s Drought and Water Supply Advisory Committee heard all the ways the dog days of summer are worsening Montana’s drought and how it’s affecting the state’s wildlife and agriculture.

Record warm temperatures in April when the last of winter’s snow should have been falling mean Montana’s streamflows will drop early again this year, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

The May 1 Water Supply Outlook is usually the best predictor of how Montana’s snow pack looks heading into the summer, and despite hopes in early April, the outlook doesn’t look good.