Two systems will bring the chance of rain across the South through next weekend.
This rainfall is much-needed due to the growing drought conditions across the region.
Two systems will bring beneficial rain across much of the South through this weekend, where drought conditions have grown.
(MORE: Four Things To Know About Next Week’s Weather) The next low-pressure system will begin to approach the South Monday night.
This system will push a cold front eastward across the region into midweek.
Rain will extend across the Deep South and into the Southeast Tuesday into Wednesday.
At this time, the greatest concentration of rain from this weekend storm system appears to be from eastern Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley and the southeastern states.
Growing Drought Concerns This is much-needed rainfall since drought conditions have expanded across the region since the fall.
However, an area in central Alabama saw a worsening of drought conditions and is now in the extreme drought category.
Consequently, this upcoming wet weather pattern is good news for the South and Southeast and will hopefully alleviate some drought.