Weather: More of the same

VALDOSTA — “Typical summertime weather” is how meteorologist Frank Strait of the private forecasting firm AccuWeather summed up the outlook for South Georgia this week. “Typical” means hot days, muggy nights and chances of late afternoon thunderstorms. Daytime highs for Valdosta are expected to dip slightly early in the week into the mid-90s with a slight decrease in storm activity as a weak frontal system moves into the Southeast, Strait said. Then the mercury starts climbing again, with highs hitting 97 by the end of the week and storm chances around 50 percent. Storms are being generated by moisture from Gulf of Mexico sea breezes, said Ricardo Humphries, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Tallahassee, Fla., office. Overnight lows are expected to remain in the mid-70s weeklong, according to the weather service’s forecast. The normal high for this time of year is 92 degrees, Strait said, so Valdosta will be running a little warmer than usual this week. Another frontal system may push through this weekend, shaving a few degrees off the thermometer, Strait said. Both forecasters said there was little chance of widespread severe weather, though Humphries said isolated strong storms can’t be ruled out.

 

Free HIV testing on Wednesday

DALTON, Ga. —  National HIV Testing Day is Wednesday. It’s your opportunity in North Georgia to get HIV tested for free at your local public health department in Murray and Whitfield counties or at The Living Bridge Center in Dalton. Go to www.nghd.org to find your health department or The Living Bridge Center hours of operation, phone number and location, or call the North Georgia Health District at (706) 529-5757.

 

2018 Tift County season football tickets now available for purchase

TIFTON, Ga. — Tickets are now on sale for Tift County High football games. Season tickets are $60 and include five home games against Valdosta, Crisp County, Parkview, Miller Grove and Colquitt County. Tickets are available for purchase at Tift County High, Monday-Friday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m. The ticket office will be closed for the first two weeks of July, but will reopen July 16. Tift reached the state quarterfinals in Class AAAAAAA last season with an 11-2 record.