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 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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A strong and quick-moving cold front will be moving through the region Sunday night through Monday night, bringing the chance of severe weather ahead of the front and along the line of storms. There is some indication in the models that severe weather could occur well out ahead of the front in places like NE…
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The 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region will see only moderate amounts of rain, and looking at the daily breakdown shows that almost all of it will fall by Monday, with dry conditions for the rest of the week as the really cold air moves in. There’s a separate post about the…
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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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