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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 >

Expecting clear, cool, and dry weather to continue through the weekend. For inland areas tonight, patchy fog is expected and patchy frost is possible. Frost probabilities and coverage are expected to be low (no advisory in effect at this time), but if you own any highly-sensitive plants, cover them or bring them indoors.
Here are the summary statistics for September 2026. Temperatures and precip were near normal to slightly above normal, with the majority of the warm weather evident in the overnight lows. Milwaukee set a new record for September 19th daily rainfall, no other records were tied or broken.