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 the western parts of our region are likely to get rain in the next few days, particularly in the Wednesday through Friday period. Some isolated spots in Alabama could get 2-3 inches but most areas will get less than that, and as you go east the amounts that…
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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…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rain is likely to fall over much of the region this week Thursday through Saturday, starting in Alabama and moving to the east over the next few days. Dry weather will occur again after that. Even southern Florida will get some rain, although it may not be much.…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued their forecast for the March through May 2026 period today. The outlook shows that they predict a slightly better than even chance of warmer than normal temperatures. The precipitation signal shows a slight tendency towards drier than normal conditions in the southern part of our region, but there is no…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that more rain should fall across the region this week after a few dry days. Rain will start in the northern part of the region and then will fall in central and southern parts. But the rain will not fall in southern Florida, which will remain in its dry…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rain is finally coming to parts of the Southeast in the next week, which could improve drought conditions in some areas. A small amount of rain is likely to fall early Wednesday morning but won’t amount to much. The bigger event starts on Saturday in northwestern Alabama and…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued their final outlooks for February 2026 late last week. They show that colder than normal temperatures are likely to occur for the month, not a surprise considering the current weather and the likelihood of another cold outbreak the second week of the month. Precipitation has a chance of drier than…