REGION 2 FORECAST

ATLANTIC CORRIDOR

SUMMARY: Winter temperatures will be above normal, on average, with the coldest periods in mid-December and early and mid-January. Precipitation will be near normal, with mostly below-normal snowfall. The snowiest periods will occur in mid-December and early March. April and May will be warmer and drier than normal, with an early hot spell in early to mid-April. Summer will be hotter than normal, with the hottest periods in early and mid-June, early to mid-July, and early to mid-August. Rainfall will be near normal, especially in the south. Watch for a hurricane in early August. September and October will be cooler and mostly rainier than normal. Watch for a tropical storm threat in early to mid-September.

NOV. 2020: Temp. 50° (3° above avg.); precip. 4" (1" above avg.). 1–6 Rainy, mild. 7–13 Sunny; cool, then mild. 14–19 Rain, then sunny, cool. 20–24 Rainy periods; cool, then mild. 25–28 Sunny, cool. 29–30 Rain.

DEC. 2020: Temp. 38° (1° below avg.); precip. 4" (0.5" below avg.). 1–5 Rain, then sunny, cold. 6–10 Showers, mild. 11–17 Snowstorm north, flurries south; then sunny, very cold. 18–27 Rainy periods, milder. 28–31 Sunny, cold.

JAN. 2021: Temp. 32° (3° below avg.); precip. 4.25" (1.5" above avg. north, avg. south). 1–6 Snow showers, cold. 7–12 Rain, then sunny, very cold. 13–16 Rain and snow north, sunny south; cold. 17–21 Rainy, mild. 22–24 Sunny, cold. 25–31 Periods of rain and snow, cold.

FEB. 2021: Temp. 42° (8° above avg.); precip. 1.5" (1.5" below avg.). 1–5 Sunny, mild. 6–15 Rainy periods, mild. 16–23 Sunny; cold, then mild. 24–26 Snow north, showers south. 27– 28 Sunny, mild.

MAR. 2021: Temp. 45° (1° above avg.); precip. 3.5" (0.5" below avg.). 1–6 Snowy periods north, rain south; cold. 7–11 Snow showers, cold. 12–14 Showers, warm. 15–19 Sunny; cold, then warm. 20–26 Rainy periods, mild. 27–31 Sunny, warm.

APR. 2021: Temp. 57° (5° above avg.); precip. 2.5" (1" below avg.). 1–7 A few showers, turning warm. 8–13 Sunny, hot. 14–17 Showers, warm. 18–24 Rainy periods, cool. 25–30 Showers, warm.

MAY 2021: Temp. 61° (1° below avg.); precip. 2" (1" below avg.). 1–6 Showers, cool. 7–14 Rainy periods; warm, then cool. 15–19 Sunny, cool. 20–26 Rainy periods, cool. 27–31 Sunny, cool.

JUNE 2021: Temp. 75° (4° above avg.); precip. 2" (1.5" below avg.). 1–6 Sunny; hot, then cool. 7–13 Scattered showers, warm. 14–19 Isolated t-storms, hot. 20–30 Scattered tstorms, turning cool.

JULY 2021: Temp. 75° (1° below avg.); precip. 3.5" (0.5" below avg.). 1–9 Scattered t-storms, cool. 10–13 Sunny, hot. 14–19 Scattered t-storms, cool. 20–25 A few t-storms, turning cool. 26–31 Sunny, cool.

AUG. 2021: Temp. 73° (1° below avg.); precip. 4" (1.5" above avg. north, 2" below south). 1–4 Hurricane risk. 5–8 A few t-storms, turning hot. 9–18 Sunny; cool, then hot. 19–25 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 26–31 Scattered t-storms, cool.

SEPT. 2021: Temp. 68° (1° above avg.); precip. 4" (1" below avg. north, 2" above south). 1–5 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 6–9 Scattered t-storms, warm. 10–13 Tropical storm risk. 14–18 Sunny, cool. 19–26 Rainy periods, cool. 27–30 Sunny, warm.

OCT. 2021: Temp. 53° (3° below avg.); precip. 4.5" (avg. north, 2" above avg. south). 1–8 Tstorms, then sunny, cool. 9–12 Showers, cool. 13–19 Rainy periods, cool. 20–22 Sunny, cold. 23–31 Rain, then sunny, cool.