Ron Wallace
Forecaster
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Ron grew up in the city of Savannah and attended public schools here. He graduated from Groves High School in 1967. He enrolled at Savannah State College in the Summer of 1967 in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Technology.
After three years of study he left school to begin a broadcast career at Savannah's WSOK radio. Two years later, he accepted a job at WSGA radio in Savannah. In 1986 he came to work at WTOC.
For the past fifteen years Ron has been the weekend weather anchor.
As a hobby, Ron loves to work on computers. He is also an active member of St. Philip A.M.E. Church in Savannah.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 10:28 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum here in Savannah has officially reopened to the public.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2018 at 10:35 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
Conditions will improve across our area Sunday as Florence moves farther inland. Weak troughing is forecasted inland during the middle of next week followed by a cold front approaching the region towards the second half of next week. Sunday will be mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be around 90 with southwest winds around 10 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. The chance of rain will be 20 percent. S...
Updated: Aug. 26, 2018 at 9:43 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will remain over the area throughout the week.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2018 at 7:57 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
We will remain situated between an inland trough and Atlantic high pressure through Tuesday. A cold front will approach from the west Wednesday, then stall over us through the end of the week.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2018 at 7:46 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
We will remain situated between an inland trough and Atlantic high pressure through Tuesday. A cold front will approach from the west Wednesday, then stall over us through the end of the week.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2018 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
Low pressure will remain strong through the weekend. A weak front could drift into the area during the middle of the week. High pressure will then prevail during the second half of the week before weak low pressure returns next weekend.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2018 at 10:22 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
There will be abundant moisture between the Atlantic with high pressure and inland low pressure that will persist across the area into later this week, keeping rain chances higher than normal.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2018 at 9:41 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A stationary front over southern Georgia will gradually dissipate Sunday night. A cold front will come in Tuesday night, then become stationary across the Coastal Empire and Low Country on Wednesday and Thursday before finally heading north as a warm front on Friday.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2018 at 10:32 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
Sunday will be partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be in the lower 90s with southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. There is a 20 percent chance of rain.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2018 at 9:48 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A heat advisory is in effect Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday evening. Unusually hot temperatures will continue through Monday as high pressure generally prevails.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2018 at 10:10 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A weak cold front will move slowly through the area Saturday, dissipating south of the area by early next week. The region will then remain generally between Atlantic high pressure and a weak trough of low pressure well inland through much of next week.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2018 at 10:20 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A weak backdoor cold front will approach from the north Monday into Tuesday before lifting back north as a warm front by mid-week.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2018 at 11:06 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A warm and humid air mass will linger across the region through the rest of this weekend. A cold front is in the forecast to sweep across southeast South Carolina and Georgia late Sunday night into Monday morning.
Updated: May. 27, 2018 at 5:50 PM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
Deep, tropical moisture on the east side of Tropical Cyclone Alberto will spread into the region later Sunday and linger into the middle of next week, resulting in unsettled weather.
Updated: May. 20, 2018 at 10:35 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A tropical air mass will generally remain in place through the week between high pressure offshore and low pressure to the west.
Updated: May. 19, 2018 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A tropical air mass is expected to remain in place through next week between high pressure offshore and low pressure to the west. This will keep rain in the forecast through the period.
Updated: May. 13, 2018 at 10:31 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
Atlantic high pressure will hold on Sunday to ensure that we will have a beautiful Mother's Day. A slow-moving upper level disturbance is expected to bring unsettled weather to the region late Monday into next weekend.
Updated: May. 6, 2018 at 10:37 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A weak cold front will move through the area Sunday and stall south of the region through early next week as a series of upper-level disturbances move through.
Updated: May. 5, 2018 at 10:22 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will weaken Saturday as a weak cold front approaches on Sunday. The front will stall over the Atlantic into the middle of next week as a series of upper-level disturbances move across the area. High pressure may return briefly late in the week.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2018 at 10:32 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A dry cold front will push offshore Sunday morning. Canadian high pressure will then build across the region and will linger through late week. A broad area of low pressure could impact the area next weekend.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2018 at 10:18 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will begin to lose its influence Sunday as a low-pressure system approaches from the west. The low will bring much-needed rain to the area Sunday night into Monday before slowly lifting up the coast through the middle of the week.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2018 at 10:08 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A low-pressure system will approach late Sunday and slowly move up the coast through the middle of next week. Weak, high pressure will return later in the week.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2018 at 9:40 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A strong cold front will move through Sunday afternoon and evening bringing showers and strong thunderstorms. High pressure will return Tuesday and Wednesday followed by a weaker and mainly dry cold front Thursday night.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2018 at 10:14 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will prevail on Saturday. A strong cold front will move through Sunday afternoon and evening with showers and thunderstorms. High pressure will return Tuesday and Wednesday. A weaker and mainly dry cold front will move through Thursday night followed by high pressure once again through the end of the week.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2018 at 9:44 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will build in through Sunday night before a frontal system impacts the area Monday into Tuesday. Dry, high pressure will then prevail into Saturday. A cold front could approach on Sunday.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2018 at 9:57 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will keep the area dry through Tuesday. A cold front is expected to move through Wednesday, followed by more high pressure. Another cold front will approach next weekend.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2018 at 10:36 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will keep our area dry through Tuesday. A cold front will move through the area Wednesday or Wednesday night. More high pressure will follow for the second half of next week.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2018 at 10:29 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A backdoor cold front will push southward Sunday, followed by cool, high pressure into mid-week. Warmer conditions arrive towards the end of the week before another cold front pushes through Friday. Dry, high pressure will then return over the weekend.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2018 at 10:20 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A backdoor cold front will push southwest across the area late Sunday night into early Monday morning. Atlantic high pressure will dominate the region during the mid and late work week. Another cold front should arrive by Friday evening.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2018 at 10:33 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A cold front will drop in from the north Sunday and then stall near the Altamaha Sunday night. The front will then lift back to the north as a warm front on Monday as an area of low pressure moves through the Tennessee Valley.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2018 at 9:29 AM EDT
|By Ron Wallace
A storm system will affect our area later Sunday into Monday. Cool and dry high pressure will then prevail through Thursday before temperatures moderate through next weekend.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2018 at 9:50 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
A cold front will move through Tuesday and Tuesday night, followed by high pressure. An approaching storm system could affect us next weekend.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2018 at 10:27 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will remain over the region through early next week. A cold front will move through Tuesday and Tuesday night, followed by high pressure.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2018 at 10:26 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
Warm high pressure will remain strong Sunday. A cold front will move in Sunday night and Monday. It will then push south of the area Monday night as high pressure builds from the north.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2018 at 9:59 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
Unseasonably warm high pressure will prevail into Saturday night. A cold front will approach the region late Sunday, then move through Monday night. High pressure is then expected until a warm front moves through Wednesday or Wednesday night, followed by another cold front late next week.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2018 at 9:50 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
A front will meander across the region Sunday, before lifting north on Monday. High pressure will then prevail for much of the week. A cold front could approach from the north Friday before high-pressure returns during the remainder of the weekend.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2018 at 10:23 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
A weak cold front will become stationary across the region this weekend. The front will lift north Monday, followed by high-pressure prevailing for most of next week. A cold front should approach late next week.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2018 at 9:54 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure over the Atlantic will give way to a slow moving cold front that approaches from the west Sunday and Sunday night. The front will drop south through the area late Monday as high pressure builds in from the north. High pressure will then prevail until another cold front crosses late in the week.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2018 at 10:34 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure over the Atlantic will prevail through the weekend, while a slow moving cold front approaches from the west. The front will drop through the area late Monday as high pressure builds in from the north.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2018 at 9:15 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
Low pressure will move through Georgia and the Carolinas on Sunday, followed by high-pressure Monday into Tuesday. Another cold front will approach on Wednesday and then move off the coast early Thursday. High pressure will then rebuild for the latter half of the week.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2018 at 10:45 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will prevail through Saturday evening. A low-pressure system will move through Georgia and the Carolinas on Sunday, followed by Atlantic high-pressure Monday into Tuesday. Another cold front will affect the area during the middle to latter half of next week. Saturday will be mostly sunny with highs in the lower 50s. East winds will be 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows will be in the mid-40s with east w...
Updated: Jan. 28, 2018 at 9:38 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
A frontal system will move through the area Sunday and Sunday night. Cooler, high pressure will build in Monday through Wednesday. The high will move into the Atlantic late in the week then a cold front will move through Friday.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2018 at 9:29 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will prevail Saturday, then a frontal system will impact the area Sunday and Sunday night. Cooler high pressure will then return for the first part of next week, before moving into the Atlantic during the middle of the week.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2018 at 8:48 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will prevail into Monday. A cold front will move through Tuesday morning, followed by more high pressure for the rest of the work week.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2018 at 8:55 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will prevail this weekend. A cold front will move through Tuesday morning, followed by more high pressure for most of next week.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2018 at 12:57 PM EST
|By Ron Wallace
High pressure will build over the region Sunday, then prevail through Tuesday. A cold front will sweep across the Southeast on Wednesday, followed by dry high pressure late in the week. Warmer conditions arrive this weekend before another cold front approaches early next week.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2018 at 9:23 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
A cold front will move through the area Saturday evening. Cold, high pressure will prevail over the weekend into the first part of next week. Another front is expected to bring precipitation midweek, followed by another bout of cold air for the second half of next week.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2018 at 9:11 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
The remnants of the low might pass nearby Thursday, with a cold front to impact the area late in the week. Colder high pressure returns next weekend.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2018 at 9:29 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
A cold front will impact the area late next week. Saturday will be sunny with highs in the lower 40s. Wind chill values will be as low as 13 in the morning with north winds 5 to 10 mph.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2017 at 9:02 AM EST
|By Ron Wallace
A cold front will move through on Sunday followed by arctic high pressure through the rest of the week. Sunday starts with sunshine then becomes partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon.
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