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After a hot and dry April that saw drought expand and intensify across North Carolina, we could be in for a big turnaround in May, with several cooler periods and multiple rain chances expected to start the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest outlook for the next four weeks is shown below, and available to download as a PDF<\/a> or view in our outlook archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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After a hot and dry April that saw drought expand and intensify across North Carolina, we could be in for a big turnaround in May, with several cooler periods and multiple rain chances expected to start the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest outlook for the next four weeks is shown below, and available to download as a PDF<\/a> or view in our outlook archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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