March 2026
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While the official records for winter 2025-2026 are not yet in, unofficially this is one of the warmest winters for the United States on record. For those in the eastern third of the country, it probably did not feel like it considering the repeated advances of cold air into the region, bringing in snowy and…
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As you know if you have read this blog for a while, March 1 marks the official start of climatological spring, which runs from March 1 through May 31. Of course, signs of spring have been all around us here in the Southeast already, but you can expect to see a rapid increase in leaves…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that very little rain will fall across the region in the next week. A big area of high pressure will dominate most of the Southeast and only the edges of the high will see rainfall. That includes mostly NW Alabama and parts of Virginia. By late in the week…
Posted in: Climate outlooks