Alabama’s dry spell has only gotten worse in the past week, and drought conditions have expanded in the state.

The U.S. Drought Monitor releases a nationwide drought outlook each week on Thursday, and this week’s report shows increasing dryness affecting the state — parts of which have received no rain for the entire month.

Now all of Alabama is either in a drought or on the verge of one, according to the Drought Monitor.

The driest areas are in southwest and north Alabama, which are in Level 2 out of 4 (severe) drought. The percentage of the state in Level 2 drought jumped this week to 16.98 percent from 1.99 percent last week.

A large part of the rest of the state is now in Level 1 (moderate) drought. Last week 62.87 percent of Alabama was in Level 1 drought, and that climbed to 72.91 percent this week.

And the rest of the state is in what’s called Level 0 drought, or on the verge of drought, according to the report.

There is the promise of some badly-needed rain today and tonight, but only for areas in west and north Alabama, according to the National Weather Service. The rest of the state is expected to remain rain-free through at least early next week.

But there is hope for more rain on the horizon. The seven-day precipitation outlook from NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center suggests that all of the state could see at least a little rain in the next week:

After today and Friday the next best chance for rain is expected to arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday as another cold front approaches.