Climate outlooks
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As we enter December, here is an update on the outlook for winter and spring climate conditions in the Southeast. We are currently in a weak to moderate La Niña, and that is likely to determine the overall climate conditions for the Southeast in the coming months. According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, there is…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that nearly dry conditions will occur this week over most of the region. There could be some light showers on Monday night into Tuesday morning in the mountains and in parts of Virginia and North Carolina, but they are not expected to amount to much. This may continue into…
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As I sit here at home on Sunday night, I can hear heavy rain falling outside my window. If you live in Alabama or western Georgia, you saw a lot of rain earlier today, and as of tonight it is now moving into the Carolinas and Virginia. Overnight and during the day on Monday, this…
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The latest monthly outlook for April 2025 was released a few days ago. It shows that April is likely to be warmer than normal across the region as we continue to see the weak La Nina affecting our local climate. The rainfall is not showing a tendency in the central region but there is a…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the rain in the next week will fall over Sunday and Monday as two lines of storms move through the area on Sunday and Monday. Some scattered severe weather is expected from the storms, although there will be more to our northwest where the most suitable…
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Update: Slides are now available at https://site.extension.uga.edu/climate/files/2025/03/2024-growing-season-and-2025-outlook-march-28-2025-slides.pdf. The video is at https://youtu.be/HnsnUvNcW3k. I am planning to do a webinar on Friday, March 28, at 10:00 am EDT with a review of last year’s climate and a look ahead to the 2025 growing season. It will focus on Georgia but will also cover the Southeast more…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that a lot of the region will not get much rain this week. A front will move through the region on Monday but rain amounts will be fairly light except in Alabama, which could see higher accumulations. A second area of light rain is expected on Tuesday night into…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that almost all of the rain we get this week will be with the system that is moving through on Saturday night into Sunday morning. After that, cool and dry air should move back into the region for the rest of the week with just some very light amounts…
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