Climate outlooks
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Another outbreak of chilly air is moving into the Southeast this weekend, and it could bring temperatures near or below freezing to northern and higher elevation areas of Georgia and North and South Carolina on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The National Weather Service has issued frost and freeze warnings for Thursday night into Friday morning for…
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El Niño has been the dominating atmospheric pattern driving the weather and climate in the Southeast for the past few months. Normally, El Niño brings wetter conditions to the region, with cooler conditions caused by the persistent cloudiness. This year has not been a perfect example, since although some areas of the Southeast saw well-above…
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After the cold front completes its move across the Florida peninsula and eastern North Carolina today, the rest of the week should be mostly dry for the Southeast. Some chance of light showers does reappear by mid-week but total amounts are expected to be light. This after a week with some areas, including Macon GA,…
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David Zierden, the Florida State Climatologist, is featured in a long article published by the Southeast Farm Press on the current climate in South Carolina and the Southeast as well as the outlook for the growing season in the Southeast. You can read it at https://southeastfarmpress.com/soybeans/el-ni-o-no-stop-rain-south-carolina-until-april-not-all-bad. The highlights include the continuing wet conditions from El…
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The 7-day QPF map shows that much of the Southeast will receive several inches of rain in the next week, making it much above normal in precipitation. The exception is the Florida peninsula, which should remain fairly dry. The cause is a very slow-moving front which is draped across northern Florida now and which will…
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The Climate Prediction Center issued their new monthly and 3-month outlooks for temperature and precipitation this week. They show that for April and April-June, there is an increased chance of above normal rainfall across the Southeast. Temperatures in April have an equal chance of above-, near- or below-normal conditions, while the longer term temperature forecast…
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The latest QPF map shows that most of the Southeast should receive some rain this week but that it will be below normal amounts. The exception is along a line in south-central Florida, which should experience wet conditions associated with a stationary front in the area.
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