{"id":893,"date":"2026-10-01T07:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/?p=893"},"modified":"2026-10-01T07:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:57:26","slug":"short-range-outlook-for-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/short-range-outlook-for-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-Range Outlook for October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first weekend of October is set to see a significant rain event across North Carolina, followed by a few weeks of fall-like weather. The late-month precipitation outlook is less certain, with the potential for either dry weather or the first <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/blog\/2026\/09\/el-nino-check-up-waiting-for-local-symptoms-to-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local impacts of El Ni\u00f1o<\/a> emerging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The graphic below summarizes the current outlook for October. Also <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/SROutlook_2026Oct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">view it as a PDF<\/a> or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/outlooks\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outlooks archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/SROutlook_2026Oct-1024x791.png\" alt=\"The Short-Range Outlook for North Carolina for October 1 to 28, 2026\" class=\"wp-image-889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/SROutlook_2026Oct-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/SROutlook_2026Oct-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/SROutlook_2026Oct-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/SROutlook_2026Oct.png 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first weekend of October is set to see a significant rain event across North Carolina, followed by a few weeks of fall-like weather. The late-month precipitation outlook is less certain, with the potential for either dry weather or the first <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/blog\/2026\/09\/el-nino-check-up-waiting-for-local-symptoms-to-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local impacts of El Ni\u00f1o<\/a> emerging.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The graphic below summarizes the current outlook for October. Also <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/SROutlook_2026Oct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">view it as a PDF<\/a> or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/outlooks\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outlooks archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":889,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/SROutlook_2026Oct-1024x791.png\" alt=\"The Short-Range Outlook for North Carolina for October 1 to 28, 2026\" class=\"wp-image-889\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first weekend of October is set to see a significant rain event across North Carolina, followed by a few weeks of fall-like weather. 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