May 2026
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows significant improvements in drought conditions across most of the Southeast. While the entire region is still in abnormally dry conditions or drought, the areal coverage of each of the severest levels of drought has been reduced as the recent rain has reduced precipitation deficits, increased soil moisture, and…
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Since I will be ending this blog, you might want to know other sources of weather information. Here is a list of some blogs I follow that provide trustworthy information. Most of them are more generally about the USA, not just the Southeast, but you may find them useful. All of them have a free…
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It has been raining at my house on and off all day and showers have occurred almost every day this past week. The outlook for the next week looks like more of the same, with daily afternoon and evening thunderstorms likely through next weekend. Several inches could occur in many places, leading to a significant…
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Weather conditions this year have resulted in a smaller peach crop than usual. The drought has led to fewer problems with diseases but the peaches are smaller than usual and so producers are using micro-irrigation to try to increase their sizing. They also noticed delayed problems with the cold weather that occurred on March 16,…
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Here is an interesting-sounding webinar for Tuesday the 26th for those who are interested in tropical storms and hurricanes. The presenter is Brian LaMarre, Chief Meteorologist and Founder, Inspire Weather, LLC. It will be held at 2 pm ET/1 pm CT. A description and registration link is below. They should also record it so you…
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NOAA’s official prediction for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season was released today. To no one’s surprise, they are predicting that the most likely number of named storms will be lower than the long-term average due to the strong El Nino that is expected to develop in the next few months during the heart of the…
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Since we are headed quickly into an El Nino from the current neutral conditions, I have read a number of posts from meteorologists I trust describing what weather conditions we are likely to see this summer and fall as the El Nino develops. Here are a few you might like to read. Kirk Mellish (Medium)–…
Posted in: El Nino and La Nina