Climate outlooks
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We received round one of this week’s rain Sunday and yesterday. I received almost 2 inches at my house on the east side of Athens, GA. Tuesday there is a respite before the next deluge begins, although with afternoon heating there is a chance of some showers even today. But the radar shows the next…
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After a nice weekend, get ready for a very wet week ahead for everywhere in the Southeast except for south Florida. The 7-day QPF show that places in the Southeast may get up to seven inches (updated from 5 inches this morning–see both maps below with newer map on the right) of rain in the…
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The hurricane prediction group at Colorado State University released their April prediction for the upcoming Atlantic tropical season. You can read all the gory statistical details at https://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts/2015/apr2015/appdr2015.pdf. Here are the predicted numbers, with average values in parentheses: ATLANTIC BASIN SEASONAL HURRICANE FORECAST FOR 2015 Forecast Parameter and 1981-2010 Median (in parentheses) Issue Date 9…
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Peanut planting is about to get underway across many parts of the South as soil temperatures in south Georgia and Alabama generally rise above 70 F during the day and no cold weather is expected. In general, planting begins around mid-April once the threat of cold weather has passed, since peanut germination is poor at…
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The 7-day QPF for this coming week shows a continuation of the split pattern we have seen over the last couple of weeks. Wet conditions should continue to occur in northern parts of the Southeast, while southern areas, especially southern Florida, will see lower than normal rainfall. This may increase the extent of abnormally dry…
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After a nice Saturday and Sunday, rain should start to move through the Southeast on Sunday night through Monday. It should clear out midweek, but rain will return to the area late in the week. The heaviest amounts will be in Alabama and northern Georgia, with lighter amounts elsewhere.
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EDENotes, the blog of the Extension Disaster Education Network, posted their spring outlook this week at https://blogs.extension.org/edenotes/2015/03/25/weather-wednesday-spring-outlook/. As I noted earlier, the forecast calls for an increased chance of above normal precipitation in April through June in the Southeast. ProFarmer also published an article describing the expansion of drought in the Northern and Central Great…