The scorching heat is expected to continue through tꦅhe end of an already sweltering summer, acco💖rding to NOAA’s latest climate forecast for August 2024.
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued its 30-꧙day outlook for August – the final full month of summer – and it looks like Americans are in for much of the same above-average heat that has dominated this summer so far.
The outlook also sh⛦ows that an active Atlantic hurricane season and the ongoing Southwest Monsoon are expected to contribute to above-average rainfall for parts of the US.
August US temperature outlook
NOAA’s temperature outlook shows above-average temperatures across most of the contiguous US and the northeast half of Alaska.
Regions that could see 🐼wa❀rmer conditions include the Southeast, most of the mid Atlantic, Northeast and New England.
The same can be said for nearly the rest of the country f♌rom the Gulf Coast states to the West Coast, with highജer chances for parts of the interior West, including Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho.
The Plains, Southeast and Gulf Coast states are forecast to begin August with a heat wave bringing dangerou✅s heat to꧟ those regions through next week.
Only꧅ the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest are spared from the expected heat, accordingꦉ to the outlook.
August US rainfall outlook
NOAA’s perception outlook shows many parts of the eastern US and parts of Texas, New Me🍨xico and Arizona wi🌟ll see above-average rainfall totals in August.
An active hurricane season in the Atlantic – with a possible new tropical system&n❀bsp;approaching the Southeast during the first week of August – could easily bring enough rain to exceed monthly normal precipitation for the final month of summer.
Florida, coastal Georgia and the Carolinas could start August with tropical ra🧔ins as the💜 National Hurricane Center continues to track a system with a medium chance for development within a week.
The Southwest Mons⭕oon season is already in high gear, and ꦅthe CPC is tracking a slightly enhanced monsoon season across parts of New Mexico and Arizona, where flooding has already been problematic.
In New Mexico, the South Fork and Salt𝔉 Fork Fire burn scars have been placed under ♌19 Flash Flood Emergencies since June 19.
More rain could 🐼also be troublesome for areas in the Northeast, including Vermont, which just recorded its rainiest day in state history after 𒀰seeing nearly 8.5 inches on July 30.
Meanwhile, m🅺odels show the Northwest and Plains are more likely to have belo🉐w-average rainfall.
This drier stre🎃tch includes much of the Northwest, Great Plains, Mississippi Valley and western Tennessee.
Areas with below-average rainfall and above-average temperatures include areas under incr🌺eased fire risk, such as Colorado, where firefighters are battling a 5,000-acre blaze.