{"id":803,"date":"2026-02-05T07:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/?p=803"},"modified":"2026-02-05T07:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:25:42","slug":"short-range-outlook-for-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/short-range-outlook-for-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-Range Outlook for February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our cold and snowy <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/blog\/2026\/02\/januarys-warm-start-flipped-to-a-frigid-frozen-finish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">January<\/a> has spilled over into the first week of February, including in an upcoming cooldown this weekend. However, that should be followed by warmer weather for the rest of the month, with a tricky precipitation forecast based on the location of the storm track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The graphic below summarizes the outlook for the next four weeks. It is also available for <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/SROutlook_2026Feb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download as a PDF<\/a> and viewable on our <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/outlooks\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outlooks archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/SROutlook_2026Feb-1024x791.png\" alt=\"The Short-Range Outlook for North Carolina for February 5 to March 4, 2025\" class=\"wp-image-799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/SROutlook_2026Feb-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/SROutlook_2026Feb-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/SROutlook_2026Feb-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/SROutlook_2026Feb.png 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our cold and snowy <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/blog\/2026\/02\/januarys-warm-start-flipped-to-a-frigid-frozen-finish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">January<\/a> has spilled over into the first week of February, including in an upcoming cooldown this weekend. However, that should be followed by warmer weather for the rest of the month, with a tricky precipitation forecast based on the location of the storm track.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The graphic below summarizes the outlook for the next four weeks. It is also available for <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/SROutlook_2026Feb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download as a PDF<\/a> and viewable on our <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/outlooks\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outlooks archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":799,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/SROutlook_2026Feb-1024x791.png\" alt=\"The Short-Range Outlook for North Carolina for February 5 to March 4, 2025\" class=\"wp-image-799\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our cold and snowy January has spilled over into the first week of February, including in an upcoming cooldown this weekend. 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