Long-range Weather Forecast

Southeast

Annual Weather Summary
November 2007 to October 2008

Detailed 2008 Long-Range Forecast
for the Southeast Region

Includes predictions for all or portions of Alabama (Fort Mitchell, Gordon, Phenix City, Seale, Smiths Station), Florida (Chattahoochee), Georgia (Atlanta, Columbus, Macon, Sandy Springs, Savannah), North Carolina (Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh, Winston-Salem), South Carolina (Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston), Virginia (Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach).

Winter will be slightly milder than normal, thanks to a mild November and March and despite colder-than-normal temperatures in December and February. Precipitation will be slightly above normal in North Carolina and below normal elsewhere, with average amounts of snow and ice. The coldest periods will be in early and late December, mid- and late January, and mid-February. Snow and ice will occur in interior locations in mid- to late January and mid-February.

April and May will be a bit warmer and drier than normal.

Summer will be slightly hotter than normal, with below-normal rainfall in eastern North Carolina and above-normal rainfall elsewhere. The hottest temperatures will occur in early June, early to mid- and late July, and early August.

September and October will be cooler and drier than normal.

Detailed Forecast for the Next Two Months

Our detailed 2008 Long-Range Forecast covers
November 2007 to October 2008

May 2008

Avg. Temperature: 71.5° (0.5° above avg.); 2.5" (1" below avg.). 1-5 Sunny, warm. 6-11 Scattered t-storms, seasonable. 12-16 T-storms, warm. 17-23 Sunny, then heavy rain, cool. 24-28 Sunny, warm. 29-31 Scattered t-storms, war
Precipitation: .5° (0.5° above avg.)
May. 2:
May. 5": (1" below avg
May. ):
May. 1-5: Sunny, warm
May. 6-11: Scattered t-storms, seasonable
May. 12-16: T-storms, warm
May. 17-23: Sunny, then heavy rain, cool
May. 24-28: Sunny, warm
May. 29-31: Scattered t-storms, warm

June 2008

Avg. Temperature: 77° (avg.)
Precipitation: 8" (2" above avg. north, 5" above south)
Jun. 1-5: Scattered t-storms, hot
Jun. 6-9: Sunny, warm
Jun. 10-16: T-storms, cool
Jun. 17-21: Sunny north, heavy rain south; cool
Jun. 22-30: Scattered t-storms, seasonable