The new year is starting with cooler weather through this weekend and another round of rainfall on Saturday. The rest of January looks wet, with moisture-loaded weather systems regularly tracking to our south and east, while temperatures may be more variable throughout the month.
Our latest short-range outlook summarizes the current forecasts for the next four weeks. Also view it as a PDF or on our outlook archive.
![The Short-Range Outlook for North Carolina for January 4 to 31, 2024](https://climate.ncsu.edu/fire/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/SROutlook_2024Jan-1024x791.png)