Climate outlooks
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The first of several tropical storm forecasts for the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was released today by Colorado State University. It shows that they expect a slightly greater than normal number of storms and probability of making landfall in the US based on the weakening La Niña and ocean temperatures that are above normal in…
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The latest NOAA outlook for April 2018 shows that no strong tendencies in either temperature or precipitation are expected this month in the Southeast. There is a small area which is leaning towards above-normal temperature in the southern half of the Florida peninsula and a slight tendency towards cold weather in Virginia but otherwise the…
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The next seven days should be fairly dry across most of the Southeast according to the latest 7 day QPF map. After a dry weekend, rain should start to return to areas north of Florida by Tuesday. Florida, however, will receive only light amounts of rain and that could increase drought there and in southeast…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that heavy rain will continue to fall in the northwestern parts of the region including northern Alabama, northwest Georgia and the western Carolinas and Virginia while largely skipping the Florida peninsula and the Atlantic coast. This could cause drought conditions in the already dry areas there to expand in…
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On Tuesday, March 20, at 11:00 am EDT I am giving a webinar/training class to UGA extension agents which includes a climate summary for 2017 and an outlook for the 2018 growing season. If you are interested, you are welcome to join the Zoom meeting by computer or telephone. Details for attending the meeting are…
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The NWS Southeast River Forecast Center has just released their latest water outlook for spring 2018. You can view the video at https://youtu.be/VSjnt5a5p18.
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A slow-moving front which will cross the Southeast in the next few days should bring much-needed rain to drought-stricken parts of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. We may see some improvements in next week’s Drought Monitor as a result. By Thursday, the front should be out of the area, leading to dry conditions going into next…
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