The latest 7-day QPF map shows that very little rain will fall across the region in the next week. A big area of high pressure will dominate most of the Southeast and only the edges of the high will see rainfall. That includes mostly NW Alabama and parts of Virginia. By late in the week the high will start to weaken and chances of showers increase next weekend. The area of heaviest rain and potentially some severe weather will then slowly migrate east and bring an increased chance of showers in week 2 but amounts are not expected to be large. Some areas, particularly southern Georgia and the Florida Panhandle, could see less than a half-inch of rain through mid-March, before things improve. Temperatures are also expected to soar later this week, adding to evaporation and water stress on plants. I don’t currently see any freezing temperatures in the next couple of weeks but there is still a big pool of cold air to our north so the potential for a later freeze is still there.
