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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)–…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows just minor changes in drought conditions this week. This is likely due in part to a lot of the rain falling after the Tuesday morning data cutoff, but may also reflect the author being careful not to improve the drought too quickly until we know the pattern has…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the heaviest rain in the next week is going to shift back from the northern Gulf Coast to areas farther north and west, where the rain has been falling more frequently this spring. Last week’s heaviest rain fell in southern Alabama and Georgia and northern Florida, but this…
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