The Monday following Black Friday is one of the biggest online shopping daysof the year, and it has come to be known as "Cyber Monday."While many people who shop online will do so in the cozy and comfortableconditions of their own homes, many postal workers and factory workers will bebraving the weather duringWeather HeadlinesThu, 25 Nov 2010 15:18:29 ESTIWS0Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:14:13 ESTBig Cool Shot for the SouthTemperatures will drop as much as 20-30 degrees from the Ohio Valley to theGulf Coast on Black Friday behind the passage of the front. Highs will be about5-10 degrees below normal with the cooler air arriving.Brisk winds, cloud cover and chilly rain will make AccuWeather RealFeel®temperatures feel even cooler than actual highs across much of the South.
Nashville will reach only the 40s on Black Friday, while Atlanta will reachonly the 50s the next couple of days.
High temperatures in New Orleans the next couple of days will be only in thelower 60s compared to the 80-degree warmth the city has been experiencing.
Farther west, the temperature drop will not be as significant over easternTexas, but highs will be about 10-20 degrees colder.
The cool push of air will not make it to southern Florida, where highs willremain in the 80s over the next several days. A cold front will stall to thenorth, allowing warm air to stay put.
The stalled front will also bring the chance for showers and thunderstorms intothe weekend in southern Florida, while the rest of the South dries out.
Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Meghan Evans.
