Climate outlooks
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For the first time in months, the 7-day QPF shows a LOT of rain across most of the Southeast over the next week. If the amounts are to be believed, some areas could see six inches or more, and almost everywhere will see at least three inches. The fun begins on Saturday afternoon into evening…
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The latest outlook for June and beyond is now available from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. The outlook for June shows an increased chance of above-normal temperatures but no skill at forecasting precipitation (which is pretty typical for the summer months, since they are dominated by local effects like air mass thunderstorms and El Niño doesn’t…
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The fine folks at the NWS Southeast River Forecast Center have put out a new Water Resources Outlook video covering what they expect to happen over the next few months. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwJoE7lLh8w&feature=youtu.be.
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USDA meteorology Brad Rippey provides a look at summer weather across the US in an article published this week at Growing Georgia here. While drought across the nation is at very low levels, the drought in the Southeast looks like it could continue at least on the short term, although he is hopeful that once…
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The system moving through the Southeast today will bring some rain to the area, particularly those areas in south Georgia and Florida that have been seeing an expansion of drought in recent weeks. After that, the week looks like it will be dry across the region, with sunny skies and warm temperatures. That won’t do…
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“Will he or won’t he?” A question I’ve been getting a lot lately is whether or not we are headed into our next El Niño. Fortunately for us in the Southeast, if we have either an El Niño or the opposite La Niña, statistically we have some idea of what climate conditions to expect during…
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For most of the Southeast, the next several days will be dry and sunny, and temperatures should rebound to more seasonal values. For southern parts of the region, whatever rain is likely to come will be late in the week. But our friends in North Carolina and Virginia can’t catch a break, and they will…
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