Weather Notes for a Fine Fall Weekend
It looks like North Georgia is headed into some fine weather this weekend, with mostly clear skies, and high temperatures close to normal. There are a couple of quick weather-related items to keep an eye on as you enjoy the weekend:
- In years past, this would be the weekend we would ‘Fall Back’, and reset our clocks to standard time. Due to the changes made to the time law two years ago, that date has now been pushed back a week to accommodate the Halloween trick or treaters. The main downside to this, at least for those of us in the western part of the time zone, is that on the last day of Daylight Savings Time on November 3rd, the sun won’t be rising until 7:58 AM. Watch your computerized automated clocks tomorrow morning; some may not be programmed to recognize the new time change date.
- Early Tuesday morning could bring the coldest weather so far into the region. with overnight temperatures dropping below 40 degrees. There will be a warmup after that, but only short term. By the week of November 5th, we could be seeing temperatures in the low to mid 30s. Actually, that’s about normal. The first freeze date in the Atlanta area is typically around November 10th. Last year, Athens recorded the first freeze on October 24th, but it took until November 21st in Atlanta. In any case, now would be a good time to think about bringing in any plants you plan to keep over the winter.
- High pressure is likely to keep metro Atlanta rain free this week. The big question is whether the tropical season is going to come through with one more shot. Forecasters are keeping an eye on an area of low pressure south of Haiti that could develop into a tropical depression or storm early next week. Forecast models indicate that if it develops, the storm could pass across the Gulf of Mexico, and curve back over Florida. We will see if this comes to pass, and if it will bring some needed rain to Georgia.