Climate outlooks
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows the continuing presence of now Tropical Storm Florence as it slowly drifts to the SW before it turns west later today. The rainfall for the next seven days is mainly due to Florence except in Florida, where regular scattered daily thundershowers are expected to occur all week. Once Florence…
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This week’s 7-day QPF map shows that a lot of rain is expected along the path of what should be Major Hurricane Florence if it hits the East Coast as is currently forecast. However, keep in mind that the forecasts this far out are subject to a considerable amount of uncertainty and the area of…
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Have you been taking advantage of the glorious weather to get in the fields and harvest or do other field work? We have seen better weather than I expected since my last update two weeks ago. The last two weeks have been much below normal in precipitation and temperatures have been running 2-4 degrees above…
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The latest monthly outlooks from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center for September 2018 shows that warmer and wetter than usual conditions are expected again this month. Nighttime temperatures are likely to be more above normal than daytime temperatures due to the cloud cover associated with the rainstorms, although there should be plenty of sunshine, especially in…
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The latest 7 day QPF map shows that for a large part of the Southeast, there will be little rain in the next week. Great news if you are trying to harvest, but maybe not so good if you are still trying to fill pods or keep your crops going for a few more weeks.…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region will experience below-normal rainfall for the next week. Only the Florida peninsula will see significant rains throughout the week. For the rest of us, this weekend looks dry, with rain chances gradually increasing towards the end of the week. A great week to harvest…
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Now that we at the peak of hurricane season, I thought you might like a look at what we can expect for weather the next few weeks and on into the winter. We are currently under the influence of a strong high pressure area, which is bringing sunny skies and low humidity to the area.…
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