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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After a very long dry period for most of the region, including a few mostly meager showers this morning with the cold front that passed through the region, we are finally starting to see a change in the weather pattern by the end of this week. While it will stay dry through Friday, on Saturday…
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NOAA released their 3-month outlooks for May through July this week, covering the first part of summer. They show that while temperatures are continuing to be likely warmer than normal due to rising temperatures, the chances for normal or wetter than normal conditions are now higher than they have been for quite a while, which…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows conditions that will be as dry as a bone for the next week for the vast majority of the Southeast. Just a few areas show any rain at all and only western Tennessee has a chance of getting anything really substantial. What is worse is that if you look…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows a large portion of the Southeast with little to no rain for the next week. The wettest area will be in eastern Florida where there is the potential for low pressure to develop off the East Coast and draw some moisture into the Florida Peninsula. Most of the rest…
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After a long dry spell, we are looking forward to seeing a higher chance of rain starting on Tuesday afternoon and increasing late in the week as the flow of warm and humid air from the Gulf into the Southeast is growing. There will be a chance of scattered showers on Tuesday and Wednesday, then…
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Earlier this week, NOAA released their official spring outlook for climate conditions across the country. It shows that drought is expected to expand in the western US as well as parts of the Plains over the next three months. Fortunately for us in the Southeast, their forecast shows a good chance of improving conditions over…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that there will not be a lot of rain this week in most of the region. On Wednesday a coastal low will bring some rain to parts of eastern Georgia and South Carolina, but most of the rain will occur offshore. Rain will also occur in the Ohio River…
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