Climate outlooks
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their latest ENSO forecast today. As predicted, they expect the current weakening El Nino to transition to neutral conditions sometime in the next month. This is expected to be followed by a swing to La Nina by June-August (49%) or July-September (69%). The La Nina is expected to dominate the…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the heaviest rain this week should be in northern and higher elevations, which are generally inland from coastal areas. There could be up to 3 inches in a few isolated spots. There will be rain this weekend followed by a couple of mostly dry days. Another rain system…
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I contribute a monthly weather and climate outlook to the cotton and peanut newsletters that UGA produces each month during the growing season. You might be interested in what it says. May 2024 Weather and Climate Outlook Pam Knox, Agricultural Climatologist Here’s a brief look at the weather and climate I am expecting in May…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued their updated May 2024 outlook for temperature and precipitation today. It shows that as earlier predicted, the entire region is expected to be warmer than normal. The precipitation outlook has shifted from the mid-month prediction and is now showing the potential for the development of drought in the central Florida…
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A stalled storm system in the central US is bringing round after round of severe weather to that region, but very little rain is expected to make it east to the Southeast in the next week. Alabama will see the best chance since it is nearest that strong system, but most of the rest of…
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The latest monthly and season outlooks for May and May through July were released by NOAA last week. They show that for both the May and May-July periods, the climate of the Southeast is expected to warmer than normal in temperature and wetter than normal in rainfall. This is good news for farmers overall since…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region should get some rain this week but amounts will be relatively light. Most areas will get less than half an inch. The largest portion of rain will fall over the next few days, followed by a dry period mid-week. Rain will return to northern…
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