We live in the south and we are looking for a replacement to his Northface Apex. We are wanting more warmth, but all weather on the outside. He wears this jacket most of the entire winter here.

Denise, I assume you're getting this jacket as an urbanwear type piece. Basically, he's not going to be climbing mountains in it. As such, run and hide from Arc'teryx. It's designed to be overpriced urbanwear or high end mountaineering kit. Basically, nothing he'll need for a plain old winter jacket. Look at the North Face Sentinel thermal jacket, or Mountain Hardwear Android softshell jackets. Both are significantly less expensive and will do the job just as well. You could also just pick up a inter jacket at Wal-Mart...

This could be a good option as it's windproof, drizzle resistant and quite lightweight. Another option, for a bit more toughness and weather protection, as well as just a touch more warmth would be the Venta AR or the Venta SV (slightly longer, and with a hood). The Venta has a bonded fleece inside; the Solano has a hung liner. If you want to add quite a bit of warmth, only give up a tiny bit of weather protection,and add some breathability, the Firee is really nice, too. Any of these will be a big step up from what you're replacing.