Climate outlooks
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The latest outlooks for January 2017 were published on December 31, 2016. They show that warmer and wetter than normal conditions have a somewhat increased chance of occurring in January, based on recent conditions and short-term projections. A lot of the wetness is coming early in the month, as we are seeing in the weather…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows quite a bit of rain across the Southeast with the exception of parts of Florida. Most of it will fall in the next two days. This should help to reduce the drought conditions in the worst-hit areas, although it could expand in the areas that don’t get rain this…
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The latest 7-day QPF shows that most of the Southeast is expected to receive less than 1/2 inch of rain in the next week, although the far northern parts of Alabama and Georgia may see quite a bit more. The driest areas will be in southern Georgia and northern Florida, and drought conditions may expand…
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The latest set of outlook maps for January shows the continued impact of the weak La Niña that is currently occurring in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Drier and warmer conditions than normal have a slightly increased chance of occurring in most of the Southeast but especially in south Florida. The same pattern can be seen…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the pattern of northern areas wet and the Florida peninsula dry will likely continue this week. This should help relieve impacts of the drought, especially since lower temperatures are also inhibiting evaporation.
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The latest issue of the Southeast River Forecast Center’s Water Resources Outlook was put up on YouTube today. In it the NWS hydrologists talk about the current state of surface water conditions around the Southeast and look ahead to the next few weeks. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2b0DWx9AZI&feature=youtu.be.
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The cold air we’re experiencing now won’t give the weather a lot of moisture to work with this week. Rainfall amounts should be relatively light over the next seven days, with some chance every day but no high amounts expected. After this weekend’s cold temperatures, we should see a return to warmer conditions over the…
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