Climate outlooks
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The Climate Prediction Center released their latest outlook for March 2018 today. It shows that drought is likely to expand along the southeast coast of Georgia as well as the Florida peninsula. This is likely due to the combination of lower than normal precipitation expected along with a slightly increased chance of above normal temperatures…
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As you know, the last few weeks have been much MUCH above normal in temperature across the Southeast, with temperatures in many places setting daily records for maximum and high minimum temperatures and quite a few stations expected to set all-time February daily and monthly records. One of the results of this warm weather is…
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The area of rain that has been dumping inches of rain on the Ohio River Valley is expected to stay mostly to the north and west of the Southeast, but may sag south long enough to bring rain to Alabama and northern Georgia as well as the Carolinas and Virginia while leaving the Florida peninsula…
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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…