Climate outlooks
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The latest outlooks for fall and winter show a pattern that is consistent with the expected La Niña event. In October the current wave pattern of a trough in the western US and a ridge of high pressure in the eastern US should continue to bring us above-normal temperatures and drier than normal conditions. This…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the Southeast will be dry again this week with a strong high pressure center over us. A front stalled across the Florida panhandle will bring rain to that area as well as along the coasts, and a tropical system may form along the front and increase…
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The NWS Southeast River Forecast Center has a new video out describing the latest water conditions for the Southeast and a look ahead to fall and winter, including an update on the hurricane season. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRsP0W_eXGk&feature=youtu.be.
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The Southeast Regional Climate Center has released their latest 3-month seasonal climate summary and outlook for June through August 2017. It includes a look back at the major impacts of this summer’s weather and a look ahead to fall in just two pages. You can read it at https://www.drought.gov/drought/documents/quarterly-climate-impacts-and-outlook-southeast-region-september-2017.
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A large dome of high pressure covering the eastern US will keep most of the Southeast high and dry this week, great for harvest but worrisome for crops that need more moisture to fill out before they mature. The exceptions to the dry conditions are the eastern end of NC, which will feel some rain…
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For farmers who need warm and dry conditions to harvest crops or to clean up from this week’s winds, this coming week should make them much happier than last week. Most areas in the Southeast will receive less than an inch of rain this week due to the combination of subsiding air around Hurricane Jose,…
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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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