AWIS WEATHER SERVICES
For the past few years, AWIS meteorologists have worked with consulting expert and StrawberryDoc Barclay Poling and his team at Flavorfirst to develop forecast services that strawberry growers throughout the country should use to their benefit. That relationship continues today and will provide unparalleled expertise in strawberry growing weather forecast services far into the future.
January 19, 2025
Jan 19 (10:30 AM Sunday) – UPDATE BY AWIS / FLAVORFIRST
BRIEF COMMENT: Very cold temperatures will occur in NC Tuesday (fig 2) and Thursday (fig 4); due to precipitaion events today (Sun) and into early week, it will be very difficult to make row cover applications at this stage. Precipitation – see local forecasts for probability of rains, wintry mix, or snow, and amounts. Figs. 1-4 are NC MIN TEMP MAPS. On each map we have indicated the forecast minimum for Greensboro. Figs. 5 and 6 are minimum temp maps for Eastern region.
Be sure to consult your local forecasts, especially for precipitation timing, types and amounts as well as any weekend updates on https://strawberries.ces.ncsu.edu/
January 17, 2025
AWIS BI-WEEKLY EMAIL FORECAST FOR MID-ATLANTIC AND MOST SE STATES
Prepared on Fri Jan 17 14:01:35 CST 2025
For Mid-Atlantic And Most SE States ... Updated Friday 01/17/2025
*** Next Arctic Surge Later Weekend, First Half Next Week
*** Likely Coldest So Far This Winter Many Areas
*** Potential Snow Inland Mid-Atlantic Northward Ahead Of Arctic Surge
*** Potential Wintry Weather Southern Areas Next Week, Tuesday-Wednesday
*** Trending Towards Warmer/Wetter At Times Periods End Of January
A brief warmer period for most areas to end this work week and begin the weekend will be short lived as additional surges of arctic air are posed to move Southward later this weekend into next week.
Low pressure ahead of this next cold outbreak will spread rain, snow and rain changing to snow along the Atlantic Seaboard with some accumulations inland Mid-Atlantic and Central Appalachians late this weekend.
Then much colder air quickly moves in by early next week spreading into the deep South as far as North Florida. This means minimums into the single digits if not lower Northern regions with snow cover, with teens well South deep into Georgia and Alabama (FIGS.1&2 ).
FIGS. 1&2. MINIMUM TEMP FORECASTS FOR TUESDAY (1/21/25) AND WED (1/22/25).
Expect this to rival recent colds and in most cases be a little colder than what has already been experienced this winter season.
This arctic air mass will impact much of the Eastern Half of the USA from later this weekend through the middle part of next week, into Thursday morning Eastern areas (FIG. 3).
FIGS. 3. MINIMUM TEMP FORECASTS FOR THURSDAY (1/23/25)).
There will be some critical wind chills with the onset of this turn to colder, but the low pressure area is not expected to strengthen too much, so overly severe wind issues are not anticipated.
A more southern disturbance riding along the Northern Gulf Coast may spread snow and wintry precipitation in areas even further South than last week, perhaps as far South as Southern Alabama and Georgia and Coastal Carolinas, around next Tuesday into next Wednesday.
The recent surges of arctic air may at least temporarily end as we get closer to the end of January, with a turn to warmer and at times perhaps wet weather.
Please keep updated with local weather forecasts for your area for specific information and any potential changes that could impact decisions such as timing and usage of crop covers and other operational decisions.
Karl
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NC Maps Min Temp Maps for Tuesday (Fig. 4), Wednesday (Fig. 5) and Thursday (Fig. 6).
