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Pat Prokop's Weather Blog and Current Weather Discussion

DISCUSSION:

Monday, Late Afternoon, February 8, 2010

Brief Sunshine Leaving:
Sunshine ruled the day today but temperatures remain cool.  Another rain system is racing this way but unlike the last several ones that have past, this one is moving rather rapidly and is not expected to drop much precipitation in our area, most likely less than a quarter of an inch.  The sky will fill up with clouds during the night with a chance for the rain in the afternoon and evening tomorrow.  The sky will begin to clear tomorrow night.

Wind and Cold Coming:
The storm center that will be producing our rain will dump another half foot or more of snow over the mid Atlantic states including Washington D.C.  This system will also generate strong winds and the back edge of that will affect us late tomorrow night and during the day Wednesday.  Winds will be averaging 10-20 mph with some gusts over 30 mph, particularly Wednesday morning and early afternoon.  The air will be cold behind this system as well with lows to drop into the mid to upper 20s Wednesday night away from the coast.

Cold Period On The Way:
Fair and cool weather will prevail Thursday with another light rain system to zip through the area late Friday into early Saturday.  This will be followed by fair and cold weather for the rest of the weekend into early next week.  As a matter of fact, there are indications that the "Polar Vortex" will drift southward again, similar to that of early January but not as intense nor in duration, giving us a spell of below normal temperatures for the middle portion of February.

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Very Wet Start of the Year:
Already, 8.19 inches of rain has fallen at the official rain gauge at the Savannah airport.  Normal up to early February is 4.52 inches, so we are nearly double of what is expected.  Like December, January was abnormally wet and February is shaping up to be just as wet.  This is aggravating the local area rivers pushing them above flood levels.  You can monitor these rivers on our web site at:
http://files.wtoc.com/weather/riverstages.htm 

Forecast Temperatures for 7 Days:
For a look at forecast temperatures in and around the greater Savannah area for the next 7 days, take a peak at our  

TEMPERATURE FORECAST PAGE
at http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/category.asp?C=130523

Also Go to ONE STOP WEATHER BRIEFING for 7 Day Outlook
http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/category.asp?C=129074 

PROKOP'S FORECAST:

Tonight: Fair during the evening becoming mostly cloudy overnight, lows in the upper 30s.

Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance for showers in the afternoon and evening, highs in the lower 60s.  Clearing and windy overnight, lows in the mid 30s.

Wednesday: Fair to partly cloudy and windy, highs around 50s.  Winds diminishing during the night, low in the mid to upper 20s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s with overnight lows in the low 30s.

Friday: Partly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly cloudy during the day with a slight chance for showers at night, highs in the upper 40s with lows in the lower 30s.

Saturday: Partly cloudy, highs in the lower 50s with overnight lows in the low to mid 30s.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s with overnight lows in the mid 30s.

Monday: Fair to partly cloudy, highs in the mid 50s with overnight lows in the mid 30s.

Current soil temperature is around 52 (4 inches deep).
Beach Water Temperature: 52
Gray's Reef: 53
Gulf Stream: 76
Pollen count was 56 parts per cubic meter (Monday)
Courtesy Savannah Allergy Associates, P.C.

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