Climate outlooks
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After today’s weather system moves off to the east, most of the week should be dry. The next chance for rain comes late in the week starting in the western portions on Thursday and moving east with time. Most areas will receive about half an inch except for the west coast of the Florida peninsula,…
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The Weather Underground blog published an interesting story today on the unseasonably early decrease in the Arctic sea ice (link). Normally March is when the maximum extent of sea ice occurs, at the end of the long winter season. However, this year satellite observations of sea ice extent show that the sea ice already appears…
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The next few days should be sunny and dry for most of the Southeast, but once Monday hits, watch for rain chances to increase. A slow-moving weather system will start dropping a significant amount of rain in western parts of the region by Monday and the system will slowly progress to the east over the…
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This morning NOAA sent out a press release indicating that the long-anticipated El Nino has finally officially arrived. We’ve been flirting with El Nino-like conditions for several months since the first El Nino watch was issued last spring, but until now the conditions haven’t quite come together. Here is a link to the official story.…
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The 7 day QPF forecast for the Southeast shows a chance of showers through the week, although none are expected to bring a lot of rain to the area. The best chance for rain will be in the northern parts of the region with the passage of a front through the area on Wednesday into…
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If you like to get regular briefings on current weather and climate conditions, you should consider subscribing to the National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center’s YouTube channel. On that site they give informative video updates on current water conditions around the Southeast, usually once every few weeks. It would be especially helpful to those…
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AgWeb published a story today on predictions that farmers in the northern part of the country may face delays in spring planting due to the winter conditions this year. The maps below show the 60 day departures from normal for temperature (left) and precipitation (right) from the High Plains Regional Climate Center. The combination of…