Long-range Weather Forecast

Deep South

Annual Weather Summary
November 2008 to October 2009

Detailed 2009 Long-Range Forecast
for the Deep South Region

Includes predictions for all or portions of Alabama (Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa), Arkansas (Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Little Rock, North Little Rock), Florida (Bellview, Brent, Fort Walton Beach, Panama City, Pensacola), Georgia (Acworth, Calhoun, Carrollton, Cartersville, Rome), Kentucky (Middlesboro, Strunk), Louisiana (Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Metairie, New Orleans, Shreveport), Mississippi (Biloxi, Greenville, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson), Missouri (Caruthersville, Hayti, Kennett, Portageville, Steele), Oklahoma (Arkoma), Tennessee (Chattanooga, Clarksville, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville), Texas (Latex, Panola), Virginia (Bristol).

Winter will be much colder than normal, with temperatures one to two degrees below normal, on average. The coldest periods will occur in mid-December, early and late January, and mid-February. Precipitation will be below normal in the north but well above normal in the south. Snowfall will be above normal in the north, with the snowiest periods in late December and early January. Elsewhere, snowfall will be below normal.

April and May temperatures will be well above normal, on average, with above-normal rainfall.

Summer temperatures will be two degrees above normal, on average, in the north and slightly below normal in the south. The hottest periods will be in early and mid-June, mid- and late July, and late August. Rainfall will be below normal.

September and October will be cooler than normal, with near-normal rainfall. Expect a hurricane in late September.

Detailed Forecast for the Next Two Months

Temperature and Precipitation
November 2008 to October 2009