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 heaviest rain this week is likely to fall in Florida and in the Gulf and Atlantic off the coasts of the Southeast. Rain may fall in the next couple of days across the region but by Tuesday evening high pressure will dominate areas away from the coasts…
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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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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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The New York Times published this article last week about how the warming temperature trend across the globe is changing what El Nino looks like. We know that El Nino and La Nina have been natural parts of the atmosphere-ocean climate pattern on Earth for thousands of years and likely much longer. But as the…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region should get rain again this week, but the heaviest amounts are expected to fall in northern Alabama and NW Georgia as well as Tennessee. Other areas will see less rain, especially SE Georgia and the Florida peninsula, which did not get much from the…
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The updated monthly outlook for May 2026 was released last week by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that nearly all of the region does not show a tendency towards above or below normal precipitation or temperature. However, the southwest corner of Alabama does show a slight tendency towards wetter than normal conditions linked to…
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We have finally seen a change in the weather pattern over the last week from a dominating high pressure center over the Southeast to more open flow from the Gulf into the region. This is bringing more moisture and the chance for multiple rain events as fronts are now able to move through the area.…
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