Climate outlooks
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What can we expect for this year’s growing season based on past conditions and current climate predictions? Here is a quick look back and then a discussion of what we think is most likely to occur. In spite of the cold outbreak in mid-March across the Southeast, year-to-date temperatures are in the top five warmest…
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After a lot of rain was dropped on parts of the Southeast last week with two active storm systems, this coming week should be almost dry for many parts of the region. The rainfall map shows only a few areas getting a little light rain starting in mid-week, but many areas can expect to be…
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Yesterday’s severe weather outbreak netted a bunch of tornadoes (21 as yet unconfirmed) and many reports of straight-line wind damage. Today people will be cleaning up from those messes. But they should also be preparing for Wednesday’s two or three rounds of what could be even more widespread severe weather, with a higher likelihood of…
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The latest outlook for April 2017 was released yesterday by the Climate Prediction Center. It shows an increased chance of above normal temperature will be continuing this month but that there are equal chances for near, above or below normal precipitation during the month. This week’s QPF forecast shows a very wet start to the…
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After a beautiful sunny weekend, rain should return to most of the Southeast this week with a vengeance, with up to five inches over the next seven days forecast in a few isolated spots. This will be great news for farmers and others concerned about the abnormally dry conditions which have developed across much of…
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A weather pattern that will bring copious rain to the south central part of the US should extend far enough east to bring good rain amounts to most of the state of Alabama this week, particularly in the next few days. Drought conditions there are likely to improve in the next Drought Monitor map. Other…
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If you’ve been watching the livestock news or reading this blog, you know how devastating recent wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas have been to livestock there. Here is a news release from Texas A&M about the critical fire weather conditions that are currently present in western Texas. Critical fire weather conditions present over Western…