If GFS is to be believed we skip spring and jump straight to summer with no cooldown through the run. EURO cools off mid month at the of its run. I will say with confidence our streak of BN monthly temps will come to an abrupt end this month
We made it to 78.7 yesterday, well above forecast. Todays system has trended more and more north, don’t expect any rain now and temps look maybe 10 degrees warmer than just 24 hours ago, possibly getting to 50. Currently just a hair below 40
December was below normal in Carolinas even with the Christmas torch. The first half of January was a torch too, I’d imagine February was NN. That second half of January into first week of February was extremely impressive cold, impressive enough we finished January BN after an absolute torch the first two weeks
2-day total of 1.20” absolutely huge for drought relief. Near future looks ridgy and dry so this likely keeps us from jumping up up into the extreme drought category which we certainly would’ve without that system
I don’t mind late season freezes especially to knock the bugs back but whatever we get this year is going to be damaging considering the next two weeks of +15-25 temps
We frequently get freezes into mid April in central NC. A few years ago during the first week of turkey season (second week of April) I woke up to 24 degrees in Louisburg NC, was absolutely not dressed for that. Long range looks extremely warm for first half of March, but I am confident there will be more sub freezing mornings before April
We’re likely to finish February AN rain IMBY. I’d have to check but I’m pretty sure July was the last month we were not below normal for rainfall, so it’s been 6 straight months BN here
It’s almost definitely overdone but seeing mid-upper 80s in that march 7-13 timeframe is nuts. It’s not just a day too it’s like a week. Could definitely be an early season beach trip. Ridgemageddon
The heat after first week of March seems legit this time. Just a monster SER cranking. Probably perfect to get everything growing before a random killer freeze in April