Mid-Long Range Discussion 2026

[EarlGrey]

It doesn’t “look” like it’s going to rain tonight. My yard is looking like hay and the ground is cracked. I’m not watering it anymore! 

[GaWx]

On 4/23/2026 at 7:14 PM, suzook said:

I mean at this point a half inch the next week would obviously be better than nothing. 

From FFC for 3 systems including today’s:

7 DAY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE 
FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 1.5-2.25" NORTH OF I-85, WITH PROGRESSIVELY 
DIMINISHING AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST, DOWN TO ABOUT 0.5" IN 
EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE 
STRONGER STORMS OCCUR. INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR 
WILL SET UP OVER THE SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY

[suzook]

1 hour ago, GaWx said:

From FFC for 3 systems including today’s:

7 DAY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE 
FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 1.5-2.25" NORTH OF I-85, WITH PROGRESSIVELY 
DIMINISHING AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST, DOWN TO ABOUT 0.5" IN 
EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE 
STRONGER STORMS OCCUR. INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR 
WILL SET UP OVER THE SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY

We got a big fat zilch! Zero point zero today. I bet we get absolutely nothing the next week too. I literally watch the radar, and 20 miles to my west the rain just disappears. I'm so done with this crap. We literally have had maybe 2 Inches of rain the last 4 months. This is insane. Oak trees are looking bad. Yellow leaves, and staring to drop leaves 

[GaWx]

34 minutes ago, suzook said:

We got a big fat zilch! Zero point zero today. I bet we get absolutely nothing the next week too. I literally watch the radar, and 20 miles to my west the rain just disappears. I'm so done with this crap. We literally have had maybe 2 Inches of rain the last 4 months. This is insane. Oak trees are looking bad. Yellow leaves, and staring to drop leaves 

The last of the 3 (Tue night) looks much wetter on models for S of I-85. 
 

For most of SE, Tue night/Wed system looks wettest overall.

[BooneWX]

What a soaker this has turned out to be 

[SouthWake33]

Just over an inch in Cary in the past 24 hours.


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[olafminesaw]

[Snowacane]

Only .19 here

[UnionCountyNCWX]

.08 here. 

 

Congrats to those that got some meaningful rain.