Long-range Weather Forecast

Appalachians

Annual Weather Summary
November 2008 to October 2009

Detailed 2009 Long-Range Forecast
for the Appalachians Region

Includes predictions for all or portions of District of Columbia (Washington), Georgia (Dillard, Sky Valley), Maryland (Aspen Hill, Bethesda, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring), Michigan (Detroit, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods), New Jersey (Augusta, Belvidere, Branchville, Newton, Swartswood), New York (Auburn, Binghamton, Elmira, Ithaca, Syracuse), North Carolina (Asheville, Hickory, Kernersville, Morganton, Winston-Salem), Pennsylvania (Allentown, Altoona, Lancaster, Reading, Scranton), Tennessee (Mountain City, Roan Mountain, Trade), Virginia (Arlington, Burke, Lynchburg, Reston, Roanoke), West Virginia (Charles Town, Keyser, Martinsburg, Petersburg, Ranson).

After a mild November, December through March will be cold and snowy, with temperatures about two degrees below normal, on average. The coldest temperatures will occur in early and mid-December, early and late January, and early and mid-February. The biggest snowstorm will occur in early January, with snow likely in time for Thanksgiving and frequent snowfall in December and mid-February.

April and May will be warmer and drier than normal, with especially warm temperatures in late April.

The summer will be hotter and drier than normal, with the hottest temperatures in mid-June, early to mid-July, and mid-August.

September and October will be cooler than normal, with continued below-normal rainfall adding to drought concerns in much of the area.

Detailed Forecast for the Next Two Months

Temperature and Precipitation
November 2008 to October 2009