The Cold Weather Won’t Last Forever
Thursday, December 7th, 2006Metro Atlanta is battening down the hatches this evening in preparation for the coldest weather yet this season. Radio stations have opened up their storm centers, even though except for the relatively high winds, there’s no storm in sight. Actually, I like Walter Reeves advice the best: turn off your automatic sprinkler systems so you don’t wake up to a sheet of ice for the next few mornings.
Cold weather in December isn’t all that unusual. In 2005, temperatures got down to 20 degrees just before Christmas, and in 2004, it was 17 degrees on December 20th. Those temperatures are comparable to what I expect we’ll see over the next few mornings.
If you’re not a fan of the colder weather, the good news is that once this spell is over, we’re likely to see a warmer period that could last almost through Christmas Day. By Monday, temperatures will moderate with highs in the upper 50s, and lows in the 30s. The following week, we could even see highs in the upper 60s, and lows in the 40s. The warmer weather is also likely to bring us some rain during the period as well.
I spent the day upgrading the website, adding some new maps, and hopefully making it easier to use. Now that winter is in full swing, I’ve added a new Winter Weather page which shows maps of snowfall levels and predicted snowfall for the next 24 hours. There’s also a discussion of major snow and ice storms expected over the next few days.
I’ve also modified the home page to add some additional forecast maps, and to make the maps easier to use. Now, you can click on a tab to see warnings and radar, temperature and precipitation forecasts, and current conditions. I’ve got a little more work to do to finish everything up, especially when trying to display a larger map of some of the forecasts, but it should be done by the end of the weekend.
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