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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Oct 4, 2026 at 7:16:14 am CDT

With dry conditions continuing through the next 7 days, the Climate Prediction Center’s 8–14 day outlook (Oct 11–17) offers a small glimmer of hope. The Panhandles sit in a near-normal precipitation category, which translates to a combined ~68% chance of near- or above-normal rainfall (and a 32% chance for below-normal). It’s not a guarantee, but rain chances could finally start creeping back in after this week.
Autumn is now the season for the panhandles. This beg the question of when the first freeze will be. Generally it will be this month of October starting in the northwest panhandles before spreading to the southeast. Best to prepare now for the cold as it is only a matter of time before winter arrives.

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Note: "N/A" or "MISG" will be displayed if values are not available. In the LOCATION column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. In the WIND column, VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". In the REMARKS column, HX is "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).
 

 


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