Climate outlooks
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The latest seasonal outlook for February through April was released this week by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that for most of the southern part of the region, wetter than normal conditions and near-normal temperatures are expected for the next three months. Of course, that could mean periods of warmer and colder than normal…
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It’s been another cold morning with one more to come before things start to warm up. But the pattern is changing and we will be much warmer by the end of the week as we draw up warm, moist air from the Gulf ahead of a low pressure center that will approach us later in…
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With the passage of the cold front yesterday, we are now expecting a somewhat more quiet period as far as weather goes, since the week will be dominated by a cold high pressure. There is likely to be some wintry precipitation and perhaps snow in northern parts of the region, but keep in mind the…
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NOAA released their latest ENSO outlook today. El Nino is firmly entrenched in place and is likely to be near peak strength right now. It is expected to weaken gradually over the next few months and then swing towards the opposite La Nina phase by late summer. If we are in a La Nina then,…
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The forecast for the Southeast this week shows that a strong low pressure area will bring heavy rain (up to several inches) to a lot of the region starting on Monday night and going into Wednesday in the northeastern part of the region as the storm moves out. On Tuesday a cold front will bring…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows a lot of rain across the region this coming week. The largest slug of moisture will come in the next three days with a big storm moving through the region. We can expect some severe weather, especially in southern AL and GA and in Florida, along with several inches…
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The latest monthly outlook, released today, shows that January is expected to be wetter than normal for the next few weeks. The long-range models indicate that a string of storms is expected to move across the region this week and next week, bringing shots of moisture to the area. The temperature is expected to oscillate…
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