A fall-like forecast shows cooler weather for the first two weekends of October, but rain chances likely limited to scattered showers along this Saturday’s frontal passage and potential — but very uncertain, at this point — systems developing along the coast by mid-month.
Our summary of the latest forecasts for October is shown below, available for download as a PDF, and viewable on our outlook archive.
![The Short-Range Outlook for North Carolina for October 5 to November 1, 2023](https://climate.ncsu.edu/fire/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/SROutlook_2023Oct-1024x791.png)