Climate outlooks
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After the next week, which should have a couple of episodes of rain, most of the mid-range models are suggesting a return to drier than normal conditions which should last through most of October. This will be the key time to harvest hay and crops that require dry conditions. By the end of October, most…
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The forecasts for rainfall for Thursday night into Friday put parts of northeast Georgia and most of South Carolina into the area of potential heavy precipitation. One to three inches are possible as a low moves through the area from the Gulf of Mexico. If you have been curing hay due to the recent dry…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has a new product available on their main web page at https://www.cpc.noaa.gov/. For the first time, they are publishing experimental 3-4 week climate outlooks that are similar to the 6-10 day and 8-14 day forecasts. You can see the latest forecasts for 3-4 weeks below. They show a high likelihood of above…
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The latest 7-day QPF shows that most of the Southeast should get less than 1/2 inch of rain in the next week. Saturday and Sunday should be dry for most areas, then a front passing through will bring rain on Monday. As the front moves to the south by midweek, the area most likely to…
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Dr. Clyde Fraisse of AgroClimate.org has produced a new detailed outlook on climate and agriculture in the Southeast based on the current state of El Niño and its projected trend over the next few months. The outlook includes both local impacts on crops, livestock, and forests and also discusses the impacts of the El Niño on…
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The Climate Prediction Center released their latest three-month forecast today. It shows that for the Southeast, temperatures in Florida and the East Coast are more likely than normal to be warm, and all of the Southeast has an increased chance of wet conditions. This is in line with current temperature trends and expectations of the…
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Many farmers will be happy this week if they need dry weather to harvest. After the current band of rain moves south, most of the Southeast (with the exception of Florida) will have dry and cool conditions, although warmer conditions will return by the end of the week. Many areas will get less than 1/10…