Climate outlooks
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CoCoRaHS observers in Blue Ridge and Rabun Gap, Georgia, in the far northern part of the state commented on frost in their area overnight. Sunday night into Monday morning will probably be even a little colder than last night. The NWS has issued a series of frost advisories (light blue) and freeze warnings (dark blue)…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows a big fat goose egg in the rainfall department this coming week. The only place in the Southeast that is expected to see any rain at all is the east coast and southern tip of Florida. This is thanks to a dome of high pressure over the region which…
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In recent climate news all of the attention has been on the upcoming winter and what to expect from El Niño. Most predictions show that we should start the growing season with plenty of soil moisture, and perhaps so much that field work is delayed in spring. But many farmers are also wondering what the…
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NOAA released their winter outlook today. As expected, it shows the primary impact as the strong El Niño that is currently underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Here in the Southeast, we expect the subtropical jet to move over southern parts of the region, causing cloudiness, cooler temperatures and more rain than non-El Niño years.…
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The month of October so far this year has been very dry and warm across most of the country. The exception: the Southeast, where the heavy rains in South Carolina show up as the only green spot in a sea of red. Other areas in the Southeast have been dry as most of the rainfall…
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Saturday will be the wettest day of the week, with showers associated with a front moving through the Southeast. Unfortunately, this rain will also hit the already rain-soaked regions of South Carolina, adding insult to injury in those sodden areas. Once the front is past, it looks like the rest of the week will be…
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The pesky upper level low that is currently dumping streams of rain across South Carolina, northern Georgia and adjoining areas is moving very slowly and will continue to bring heavy rain to the region for the next couple of days. You can see the progression of the low in the daily rainfall maps at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-7.shtml.…
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