REGION 3 FORECAST

APPALACHIANS

SUMMARY: Winter will be warmer than normal, with precipitation above normal in the north and below normal in the south. The coldest periods will be in mid- and late December and throughout January. Snowfall will be below normal, with the snowiest period in 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 drier than normal, with temperatures near normal in the north and below normal in the south. The hottest periods will be in early June and mid-August. September and October will be cooler and rainier than normal.

NOV. 2020: Temp. 47° (3° above avg.); precip. 3.5" (avg.). 1–5 Rainy periods, warm. 6–8 Rain to snow. 9–13 Sunny, warm. 14–19 Rainy periods, cool. 20–24 Showers, mild. 25–30 Sunny; cold, then mild.

DEC. 2020: Temp. 35° (1° below avg.); precip. 2.5" (0.5" below avg.). 1–7 Showers, then sunny, mild. 8–17 Showers, then flurries, cold. 18–25 Periods of rain and snow, mild. 26–31 Snow showers, very cold.

JAN. 2021: Temp. 28° (2° below avg.); precip. 2.5" (1" above avg., north, 1" below south). 1–9 Snow showers; cold, then mild. 10–12 Sunny, frigid. 13–17 Snow, then flurries, cold. 18–22 Rain to snow. 23–27 Rain and snow. 28–31 Snow showers, cold.

FEB. 2021: Temp. 39° (9° above avg.); precip. 1.5" (1" below avg.). 1–5 Sunny, turning mild. 6–15 Rainy periods, mild. 16–23 Sunny; cold, then quite mild. 24–28 Rainy periods, quite mild.

MAR. 2021: Temp. 41° (1° above avg.); precip. 4" (1" above avg.). 1–2 Rain to snow. 3–8 Rain and snow showers. 9–12 Snow showers, cold. 13–16 Rainy, mild, then sunny, cold. 17–25 Rainy periods, mild. 26–31 Showers, cool.

APR. 2021: Temp. 53° (3° above avg.); precip. 1" (1.5" below avg.). 1–3 Sunny, cool. 4–15 Showers, then sunny, turning hot. 16–22 Rainy periods, cool. 23–27 Showers, cool. 28–30 Sunny, warm.

MAY 2021: Temp. 58° (2° below avg.); precip. 5.5" (1" above avg.). 1–3 Sunny, cool. 4–14 Rainy periods, turning warm. 15–18 Sunny, cool. 19– 27 Rainy periods, cool. 28–31 Sunny, cool.

JUNE 2021: Temp. 68° (3° above avg. north, 1° below south); precip. 4.5" (0.5" above avg.). 1–6 Sunny, warm. 7–18 T-storms, warm. 19– 25 Showers north, sunny south; cool. 26–30 Showers, cool.

JULY 2021: Temp. 71° (2° below avg.); precip. 2.5" (1" below avg.). 1–9 A few t-storms; mild north, hot south. 10–13 Sunny, warm. 14–20 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 21–28 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 29–31 T-storms.

AUG. 2021: Temp. 72° (1° below avg.); precip. 2" (1.5" below avg.). 1–8 Showers, cool. 9–18 Sunny, turning hot. 19–25 T-storms, then sunny, cool. 26–31 T-storms, then sunny, cool.

SEPT. 2021: Temp. 64° (avg.); precip. 5" (1.5" above avg.). 1–2 Sunny, warm. 3–13 Showers; cool, then warm. 14–18 Sunny, cool. 19–26 Rainy periods. 27–30 Sunny, warm.

OCT. 2021: Temp. 47° (6° below avg.); precip. 6" (3" above avg.). 1–5 Rain, then sunny, cool. 6–12 Showers, then sunny, cold. 13–19 Rainy periods, chilly. 20–23 Sunny, cold. 24–28 Rain, then sunny, cold. 29–31 Snow north, showers south.

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