With cooler than average temperatures permeating the South over the week, the severe weather was fairly limited in strength yesterday. This was definitely good news for us after what seemed to be weekly severe weather threats back to back. While the SPC has the severe weather late next week closer to the North Texas/Southern Oklahoma area, we’ll still see some thunderstorms by the time it reaches us. Not only that, but another front is moving through behind the main front which could possibly wash out the latter part of the weekend. For now, we’ll have to wait on model guidance to agree on how far north the second front may go.
This weekend into the middle part of next week will be much cooler for early Spring. How cool? Freezing! No, not kidding! The National Weather service has put out a Freeze Warning for the northern Pinebelt and a Freeze Watch for the southern Pinebelt down to the Coast. If you have any frost-sensitive plants that need to be covered, I would take care of that today and make sure they’re covered for the next couple of days.
The beginning of next week will be less gloomy than this weekend with the sun peaking back out and temperatures averaging in the 60’s during the day. However, with the high pressure zone moving out as we prepare for the next storm system, the wind will shift back to the South and bring in much warmer weather from Wednesday onward into the weekend.
Regional Day-to-Day Forecast
Today – Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Winds North at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight – Areas of frost in the early morning. Mostly cloudy clearing overnight with a low around 33. Winds North Northwest at 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday – Sunny, with a high near 50. Winds North at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night – Widespread frost after midnight. Mostly clear with a low around 28. Winds North at 5 mph.
Monday – Widespread frost in the early morning. Sunny with a high near 56. Winds Northeast at 5 mph.
Monday Night – Widespread frost in the early morning. Mostly clear with a low around 33. Winds East Northeast at 5 mph.
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Winds South Southeast at 5 mph.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Winds South at 5 mph.
Wednesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Winds South at 5 mph.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Winds Southwest at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night – A chance of rain overnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Winds South Southeast at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday – Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Winds South at 10 to 15 mph.
