Climate outlooks
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NOAA released their latest monthly outlook today for the month of February. The projections for the next month are for an increased chance of warmer than normal temperatures, a continuation of now 12 consecutive months of above normal temperatures for many areas in the Southeast. Projections for precipitation are for equal chances of above, near…
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The 7-day QPF shows that most of the Southeast will be dry this week, but the Florida peninsula and areas along the northern borders of Georgia and Alabama will see some rain early and late in the week, with a dry period across the entire region Tuesday through Thursday. This should help reduce dry conditions…
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The NWS Southeast River Forecast Center has released their latest outlook for water conditions in the Southeast for the coming months. It contains information about the 2016 rainfall, the current drought and the status of La Niña as well as an outlook for spring flooding. You can view it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4DnfTo2hqk&feature=youtu.be.
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The latest climate outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center show that for February and the February-March period, most of the Southeast are likely to continue to experience lingering effects from the dying La Niña, including above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall. Because of this, drought conditions are expected to remain in northern Georgia and…
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The latest 7 day QPF map shows that the Southeast is getting and should continue to get quite a bit of rain in the next week. Some areas may get almost 4 inches! Southern Florida will get far less, but since this is their dry season, that is not unexpected. This is likely to cause…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows no rain in the Florida peninsula, which could lead to the expansion abnormally dry conditions there, but near normal amounts of rainfall in the rest of the Southeast this week. These rains could further reduce the drought levels in some areas or the Drought Monitor folks could keep levels…
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The latest QPF shows that just a little precipitation is expected to fall once the current system (that brought a little snow to my house in Athens!) moves out. The next storm system headed east will be mostly north of us, with the potential to provide a little precipitation in our northern areas. But if…