Climate outlooks
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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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Now that August is here, it’s time to give an updated outlook for fall and winter for the Southeast. In the short term, for at least the next few weeks, it seems likely that that fairly warm and wet conditions are likely to continue through the region. This means that daily pop-up thunderstorms will continue…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows that another rainy week is expected across most of the Southeast. This week the focus of highest rain amounts shifts to southern Georgia and Alabama and coastal areas of the Carolinas, which should help to alleviate abnormally dry conditions there. The wet conditions continue to cause problems for some…
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The latest ENSO forecast shows that neutral conditions are much more likely than either La Niña or El Niño conditions for the next few months. While it’s tough to predict this earlier in the year, usually by August we have a pretty good sense of where the ENSO system will go for the next few…
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The latest QPF map shows that everywhere in the Southeast should get some rain this week. The heaviest rain should be in northern AL and GA. This is good news for some farmers in that region who have experienced mostly dry conditions in the past week, leading to problems with some crops. Florida got quite…
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The latest outlook for August 2017 from the end of July shows equal changes for near, above or below normal temperatures for everywhere in the Southeast except for southern Florida, which leans towards warmer conditions. There is a moderate increase in the chances for above normal rainfall in most of the Southeast.
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The latest 7-day QPF shows that the heaviest rain this week will occur in coastal areas of the Southeast, with much less rain occurring inland. The cold front moving through the area will bring drier air to the inland regions and reduce the chances of rain until late in the week when the front starts…
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