Overview

• The latest month‑ahead outlook calls for below‑average temperatures along the East Coast and in the Lower Lakes, Upper Midwest, Ohio Valley and Deep South.
• In the Northeast, the forecast points to scattered showers October 1–6, a sunny but brisk stretch October 7–10, and another cool‑down after mid‑month.
• For the Atlantic corridor, the almanac projects a warm, rainy spell October 9–12, heavy rain mid‑month, and cooler conditions overall with near‑normal precipitation.
• The Deep South is expected to start sunny and warm, see thunderstorms mid‑month, and get heavy rain October 16–22 before returning to warmer sunshine late month.
• Texas–Oklahoma and the Lower Lakes are forecast to turn cooler and wetter in mid‑October, with a return to warmer, sunnier weather during the final week.