Climate outlooks
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The latest 7-day QPF shows that little rain is expected for the Southeast in the next week. The only exception is very far southern Florida and the area right along the East Coast. By comparison, look at the Pacific Northwest, where amounts of more than 20 inches are expected in some locations. Where would you…
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The latest climate outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is out and shows that for the Southeast, December looks like it has a good chance to continue to be wetter and warmer than normal. Most long-range models show that we are not likely to feel the impacts of Arctic air anytime soon, although a change…
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The nearly stationary front that has plagued Texas and the central US this weekend is slowly starting to move off to the east. The Southeast should continue to have dry conditions through the weekend, with wet weather gradually returning to the region starting with the northwest corner on Monday evening. By Wednesday the front will…
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The latest storm in the Eastern Pacific, Hurricane Sandra, could bring another plume of moisture to the south central US later this week. If the storm moves as expected, the moisture will feed into a front in the area and could lead to more wet conditions and potential flooding due to saturated soils that already present…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has released their official forecast for the winter of 2015-16. You can read it on their blog at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=166&h=5666e5c1. Here’s their summary of what to expect for North Carolina this winter. The more general aspects of the forecast are also applicable to the rest of the Southeast, although snowfall…
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As a cold front moves through the region today, a few spotty showers are being kicked off. The real story will be the chilly air that is ushered in behind it. Saturday night may see frost in the northern part of Georgia, but Sunday night into Monday morning will see much colder temperatures. Frost and…
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A continuation of our current weather pattern will bring a week of mostly dry conditions to the Southeast. The exception is the Florida peninsula, which will see about an inch of rain, mainly on Saturday and Sunday as a cold front moves through the area.