Climate outlooks
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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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If you are interested in the water resources across the Southeast, you might want to watch the latest Water Resources Outlook on YouTube produced by the National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center. You can watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt3dO1WT7n8&feature=youtu.be. There are no tropical storms coming in the near term, but if we get one, a lot…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows that after some chances for showers on Saturday and Sunday, the chances for rain should go down for the first part of the week for most of the Southeast. However, they will ramp back up by mid-week. Eastern North Carolina has the best chance of getting hit on any…
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The latest outlook for September and the September through November 2018 period is now available from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that only a small part of the Southeast is leaning towards above normal temperatures, while most of the region is in equal chances of above, near or below normal temperatures for September. For…
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The latest 7-day QPF map for the Southeast shows that most areas should get near-normal amounts of rainfall this week. Most of the rain will fall as hit-or-miss convective storms. The heaviest amounts will fall in coastal areas of the Carolinas and Virginia. The lightest area will be in northern Georgia and western South Carolina.…
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The latest outlook for El Niño was released by NOAA today. It shows that even though the signals for the impending El Niño event have weakened slightly, the forecast for an event occurring by next winter is still likely, although the actual event may hold off until fall instead of in late summer as previously…