Climate outlooks
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While the Pacific Northwest gets blasted with another wet weather system, in the Southeast we are expecting mostly dry conditions over the next seven days. Almost all areas will receive less than half an inch, which will be great for farmers hoping to get field work done. The only exception is the far northern sections…
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Last month NOAA’s Climate.gov posted a story following the release of the 2016 global average temperature, discussing how unusual this event was. Jessica Blunden, the author, discussed the impact of El Niño on temperature records in general and specifically on the record-setting global temperatures this year. She also provided an outlook for 2017. You can…
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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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