Climate outlooks
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If you know folks who like to use the Farmers’ Almanac for their climate forecasts, you might be interested in this graphic put together by Jan Null, a weather analyst from California, which compares the Almanac’s forecast to what was actually observed across the US last winter. The graphic shows that for precipitation the results…
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After all the rain from Hurricane Hermine, dry conditions return to most of interior Georgia and the Carolinas, while wet conditions continue along the North Carolina coast as TS Hermine moves to the northeast and rain continues in Florida with a cold front draped across the area. Warm temperatures should also return after a welcome…
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The Climate Prediction Center issued their monthly outlook for September this week. It shows above normal temperatures are likely for the entire region in the coming month. Dry conditions are expected in northern Alabama and northwest Georgia but wet conditions are expected along the coast. No doubt the fact that this forecast was issued on…
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What a day this has been in the tropics! In this morning’s post, hurricane watchers were worried that Investigation 99L might dissipate before becoming a tropical storm. But as of tonight, Invest 99L has become Tropical Depression #9 and the National Hurricane Center is now producing forecast information for its likely path later this week.…
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The latest 7 day QPF shows that the rainfall over the next week will mainly be confined to coastal areas, especially in southern Florida as Investigation 99L approaches from the east and passes into the Gulf of Mexico. Other areas are expected to receive below normal rainfall. While Invest 99L has fizzled over the last…
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Investigation 99L has confounded forecasters’ attempts to figure out when, where and even if it is going to develop into a tropical storm, much less where it might be going. Originally hurricane forecasts predicted that it would organize into a tropical depression and storm and then cross southern Florida. But the storm development has been…
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The tropics are becoming more active, and the National Hurricane Center is watching three tropical waves in the Atlantic now, with a fourth one coming off the coast of Africa in the next few days. Tropical Depression Fiona is still around in the Atlantic far from land but is expected to degrade into a remnant low in…