If you were hoping for rain this week, you will likely be disappointed. The latest 7-day QPF map shows that a big portion of the Southeast will get little to no rain at all this week. For the next few days, only the eastern Carolinas and Virginia will get rain from the coastal storm that is moving up the East Coast. The entire region with the except of far SE Florida will be dry in the middle of the week. By next weekend, a front will be approaching the area and it could bring rain to the region next weekend beginning with Alabama on Saturday and moving eastward through the region on Sunday and the following few days. The rainfall amounts are likely to be light except in northern Alabama and western Tennessee. With no rain and warmer temperatures returning to the region this week, we can expect a continuation of drought expansion on Thursday’s Drought Monitor.
