By Melanie Herbold
Fall weather begins this week, as the rain has stopped and weather in the 80s is ahead.
This weather is below normal for this time, according to National Weather Service forecaster Hunter Coleman.
"The normal is highs in the upper-80s and lows in the mid-60s," Coleman said. "Overnight lows are usually in the upper 50s."
For this week, the weather is expected to be in the mid-80s with partly cloudy skies for the entire week with no chance of rain.
The rain from last week has not gotten Aiken County out of drought status, but it did improve conditions slightly.
"The rain should improve the drought. Right now, the Augusta-Aiken area is classified as abnormally dry to moderate," Coleman said.
Drought information was issued on Sept. 4 to classify this area as such, and another will be issued on Thursday, so that classification may change.
The prediction on the amount of rain for this season has changed due to the hurricane season.
"The original forecast for this season was made in May. They were expecting 15 main storms, four to eight of those becoming hurricanes and one to three becoming major hurricanes," Coleman said. "In August, they updated it. Now they are expecting between 12 to 17 main storms, five to eight of those becoming hurricanes and two to three of those becoming major hurricanes."
Now halfway through the season, Coleman said that forecast expectations are expected to be met.
"So far, we are at 13 main storms. It seems like they will reach that number for main storms, and there are still another two months to go," Coleman said.![]()
Fall weather begins this week, as the rain has stopped and weather in the 80s is ahead.
This weather is below normal for this time, according to National Weather Service forecaster Hunter Coleman.
"The normal is highs in the upper-80s and lows in the mid-60s," Coleman said. "Overnight lows are usually in the upper 50s."
For this week, the weather is expected to be in the mid-80s with partly cloudy skies for the entire week with no chance of rain.
The rain from last week has not gotten Aiken County out of drought status, but it did improve conditions slightly.
"The rain should improve the drought. Right now, the Augusta-Aiken area is classified as abnormally dry to moderate," Coleman said.
Drought information was issued on Sept. 4 to classify this area as such, and another will be issued on Thursday, so that classification may change.
The prediction on the amount of rain for this season has changed due to the hurricane season.
"The original forecast for this season was made in May. They were expecting 15 main storms, four to eight of those becoming hurricanes and one to three becoming major hurricanes," Coleman said. "In August, they updated it. Now they are expecting between 12 to 17 main storms, five to eight of those becoming hurricanes and two to three of those becoming major hurricanes."
Now halfway through the season, Coleman said that forecast expectations are expected to be met.
"So far, we are at 13 main storms. It seems like they will reach that number for main storms, and there are still another two months to go," Coleman said.