REGION 8 FORECAST

DEEP SOUTH

SUMMARY: Winter will be warmer than normal, on average, especially across the north. The coldest periods will be in early and mid-December and in early to mid- and late January. Rainfall will be below normal, with the best threats for snow in the north in late December and late January. April and May will be cooler than normal, with near-normal rainfall. Summer will be cooler and rainier than normal, with the hottest period in mid-July. September and October will be cooler than normal. Rainfall will be above normal in the north and below normal in the south. 

NOV. 2020: Temp. 54° (avg. north, 2° below south); precip. 3" (2" below avg.). 1–8 Rain, then sunny, cold. 9–12 Sunny, warm. 13– 18 Rain, then sunny, cold. 19–30 Rain, then sunny, turning mild.

DEC. 2020: Temp. 47° (1° above avg. north, 3° below south); precip. 5" (avg.). 1–3 Showers, cold. 4–7 Sunny, warm. 8–17 Rain, then sunny, cold. 18–26 Rainy periods, turning mild. 27–31 Rainy periods, wet snow north; chilly.

JAN. 2021: Temp. 45° (avg.); precip. 5" (1" below avg. north, 0.5" above south). 1–6 Showers, turning mild. 7–11 Sunny, turning cold. 12–19 Rainy periods, turning mild. 20–23 Sunny, mild. 24–27 Snow north, sunny south. 28–31 Rainy periods, cold.

FEB. 2021: Temp. 54.5° (10° above avg. north, 5° above south); precip. 3.5" (1.5" below avg.). 1–3 Sunny, turning warm. 4–14 Rainy periods, quite mild. 15–25 Sunny; cool, then warm. 26–28 Rain, then cooler.

MAR. 2021: Temp. 57.5° (3° above avg. north, 0.5° above south); precip. 5" (1" below avg.). 1–6 Rainy periods, mild. 7–11 Sunny, cool. 12– 24 Rainy periods, mild. 25–31 Sunny, mild.

APR. 2021: Temp. 63° (avg.); precip. 2.5" (2" below avg.). 1–6 Scattered showers, mild. 7–11 Sunny, warm. 12–17 Scattered t-storms, warm. 18–22 Sunny, cool. 23–30 Rain, then sunny, cool.

MAY 2021: Temp. 68° (3° below avg.); precip. 7" (2" above avg.). 1–2 Sunny, cool. 3–10 Rain and heavy t-storms, warm. 11–14 Sunny, cool. 15–21 Rainy periods, cool. 22–31 A few tstorms, mild.

JUNE 2021: Temp. 76° (2° below avg.); precip. 6" (1" above avg.). 1–7 Sunny, warm. 8–16 A few t-storms, cool. 17–22 T-storms, mainly north; warm. 23–30 A few t-storms, cool.

JULY 2021: Temp. 80° (1° below avg.); precip. 4.5" (1.5" below avg. north, 1.5" above south). 1–9 Scattered t-storms, warm. 10–17 Sunny north, a few t-storms south; turning hot. 18– 25 Scattered t-storms, warm. 26–31 Isolated t-storms, cool.

AUG. 2021: Temp. 78° (2° below avg.); precip. 5" (3" above avg. north, 2" below south). 1–6 Sunny, cool. 7–9 T-storms. 10–15 Sunny, cool. 16–22 A few t-storms, warm. 23–31 Scattered t-storms, cool.

SEPT. 2021: Temp. 74° (2° below avg.); precip. 4" (1" above avg. north, 2" below south). 1–9 Rain, then sunny, cool. 10–22 A few showers, cool. 23–27 Sunny, turning warm. 28–30 Rainy, cool.

OCT. 2021: Temp. 60° (5° below avg.); precip. 3.5" (0.5" above avg.). 1–8 Rain, then sunny, cool. 9–18 Rainy periods, chilly. 19–21 Sunny, cold. 22–31 Rain, then sunny, cold.