Our break from the heat should last through the upcoming weekend before we warm up again next week. Beyond that, it’s a challenging forecast, with North Carolina acting as a battleground between warm and cool air in week 2, and dry weather vs. tropical storms in weeks 3 and 4. The full September outlook is displayed below, available for download as a PDF, and archived on our Short-Range Outlooks page.
![The Short-Range Outlook for North Carolina for September 2 to 29, 2021](https://climate.ncsu.edu/fire/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/SROutlook_2021Sep-1024x791.png)