Published Nov. 9, 2019 1:12 PM
Relief from the Arctic chill is in sight across the southeastern United States as a storm system is expected to bring periods of rain and more mild air to the region.
Many locations in the Southeast have started the month of November 3 to 9 degrees below normal. Another round of Arctic air expected to infiltrate the region down to the Gulf Coast early this week will extend the temperature deficit.
But there is a light at the end of the tunnel as storm system moving out of the Gulf of Mexico will bring more mild air to the region during the latter half of the week.
The storm system is currently sitting off the coast of Southern California, where it is bringing cool but seasonal temperatures to coastal locations.
The storm will drift east to end the weekend, then track across northern Mexico into midweek. Here, it will be able to bring in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to fuel periods of rain through the beginning of the week.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the storm will emerge off the eastern coast of Mexico, where it will continue to tap into tropical moisture. Rain will continue at times in southern and eastern Texas while spreading along the coast into the central Gulf States.
Rain is expected to continue along coastal areas through Thursday night while expanding east into northern and central Florida, as the low approaches the region.
By Friday, periods of rain will begin to expand farther north into Georgia, South Carolina and southern parts of North Carolina. The heaviest rain is expected to fall across northern Florida and southern Georgia where the center of the low is currently forecast to track.
However, if the low track shifts farther north rain, including the heaviest downpours, would also shift north. Colder air over the southern Appalachians could allow rain to changeover to snow or ice, creating dangerous travel conditions.
Rain will be welcome across much of the Southeast as moderate-to-localized areas of severe drought persist across the panhandle of Florida, southeastern Alabama, Georgia and western South Carolina.
But too much rain in a short period of time will increase the risk for flash flooding, especially in low lying and poor-drainage areas.
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Winds along the coasts of eastern Florida and into Georgia can become gusty Friday and Saturday as the storm moves out over the Atlantic Ocean. This can lead to rough surf as well as areas of coastal flooding.
As the storm moves out of the Gulf of Mexico and across the southeastern U.S., it will bring more mild air to the region. Temperatures look to return to near normal to finish out the week.
High temperatures ranging from the middle 60s F to the middle 70s are normal for mid-November in much of the Southeast.
More seasonal conditions are forecast to stick around into next week.
Download the free AccuWeather app to track temperatures in your area. Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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