The latest outlook for July 2015 was released last week by NOAA and shows that the recent pattern of wet north, dry south in the Southeast is expected to continue for the rest of July.

july 2015 to date precip dep

The outlook shows that if this pattern persists, drought development is likely in the coastal plains of Georgia and the Carolinas, expanding from the areas that are already experiencing drought conditions..

jul precip outlook 2015  drought outlook july 2015