William L. Hatfield, Tallahassee Democrat
Mon, May 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM UTC
The Tallahassee area may have another shot at rain.
Well maybe less than that given that the typical shot glass holds 2.7 inches of liquid.
But caught in the grips of an exceptional drought, even the forecasted quarter of inch to three-quarters of an inch is welcome.
After a record daily rainfall on May 2 and dry start to the week, the National Weather Service of Tallahassee says a coming cold front gives us a “good chance” at rain on May 7.
“Additional rain is possible Friday into Saturday, but that hinges entirely on whether the cold front fully clears the area or not,” the agency wrote in its morning forecast discussion. “If it doesn’t, more rain would be in the offering Friday and/or Saturday. We’ll see.”
Wright Dobbs, an NWS meteorologist in Tallahassee, told the Democrat that any amount won’t bust the historic drought. Before the recent rains, the Tallahassee area needed to see about 20 inches of rain over the next two months to undo the drought.
But the precipitation forecast comes at a good time, Dobbs said.
“With April and May it is one of our two drier times of the year, so any amount we get we are gonna take with the ongoing drought,” he said. “It’s definitely beneficial.”
He added that while they aren’t expecting a lot of severe weather with the system, a strong storm can’t be ruled out.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Tallahassee rain chances return this week