Climate outlooks
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast is, as you might expect, dominated by the rainfall from Hurricane Irma, which is already battering southern Florida with the outer spiral bands. Most of this week’s rain will fall in the first three days, with lighter amounts for the rest of the week. Keep in mind that this rainfall…
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The latest 7 day QPF map shows that most of the rainfall this week will be offshore near the coasts. Florida should have the highest amounts overall while most of the interior receives lower than normal rainfall, which will be great for producers who are harvesting crops and need drier conditions.
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The latest outlooks for September and for fall and winter from the Climate Prediction Center are out and show that September is expected to be cooler than normal in inland areas of the Southeast, especially in the first half of the month. It should be warmer than normal in the Florida peninsula with equal chances…
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The latest 7 day QPF shows two areas of massive rainfall in the South this week. One is the continuing rainfall from now Tropical Storm Harvey, which came onshore in Texas last night and is expected to continue to spin and rain over Texas for the next few days. Forecast amounts from Harvey are for…
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The latest issue of NOAA’s Southeast River Forecast Center’s monthly video water outlook is now available online. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHHYQ5qmnwU.
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that inland areas of the Southeast should receive below normal rainfall this week while coastal areas, especially in Florida, receive more. A pesky front will move slowly back and forth across the area, bringing rain to the areas near the frontal convergence while leaving others dry. Even with less…
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The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks for the US were released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. The images below show that September is leaning towards above normal temperatures in coastal areas of the Southeast, including the Florida peninsula and especially south Florida. Most of the region except for Florida is also leaning slightly towards…
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