Overview
- Large stretches of the country spent Sunday under clear, dry skies with seasonable to warm temperatures, with many areas forecast to stay mostly dry into midweek.
- Forecasts track a developing coastal low near the Mid-Atlantic bringing hazardous surf and localized coastal flooding, with inland rain generally light at about 0.30 to 0.75 inches through Monday and breezy conditions.
- Metro Atlanta’s rainfall deficit has grown to more than five inches for the year, and the U.S. Drought Monitor now shows widespread moderate drought with a pocket of severe drought from Buckhead through Coweta and Meriwether counties.
- Interior warmth persisted ahead of a midweek front, including mid to upper 80s in Kansas City with gusts near 30 mph and near-90-degree heat in Oklahoma City before a brief cooldown.
- Tropical Storm Jerry has dissipated, and an eastern Atlantic disturbance holds roughly a 50% development chance over seven days with current guidance steering it away from the U.S.