Climate outlooks
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The latest 7 day QPF map shows that most of the Southeast should get less than half an inch of rain in the next week. Most of the rain in the eastern US will be centered to our northwest in the Ohio River Valley, which is very typical with a La Niña going on. Temperatures…
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The latest climate outlook maps for the US have been released today. They show that the La Niña pattern we have seen in the last few weeks is expected to continue, although the subtropical jet stream which brings rain to the Ohio River Valley in La Niña years is shifted a bit farther south, as…
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Another wet week is expected for most of the Southeast next week, with some mountainous areas expecting to receive up to 5 inches of rain. A lot of the rain should come over the weekend with lighter amounts later in the week. The only exception is the Florida peninsula, where amounts are likely to be…
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The recent rains in the Southeast have put a dent in the wildfire probabilities for this spring, according to an article by The Weather Channel, based on information from the National Interagency Fire Center. Potential for wildfires in most of the Southeast is projected to be lower than normal for February and March. After that…
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A few of you have asked for a summary of the 2017 climate and a peek into what is likely to be ahead for the 2018 growing season. While I don’t have a crystal ball to give definitive answers, I can at least look into the haze and tell you what I think might happen.…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most parts of the Southeast will receive at least normal rain for the next week. For southern parts of the region, most of what you get will happen in the next three days, with drier conditions after that. For northern parts of the region, rain will continue to…
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The latest outlook from the Climate Prediction Center shows that February and February through April has a continuation of the expected weak La Niña pattern across the Southeast. That means that Florida and southern Georgia and Alabama are most likely to be warmer and drier than normal. Other areas of the Southeast have equal chances…
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