Climate outlooks
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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…
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The extended range forecast for the Southeast through the end of February into early March shows that while cold temperatures are continuing to hammer the northern part of the US, our temperatures here in the Southeast should moderate, especially in the southern part of the region, bringing some relief from the cold. Rainfall is expected…
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The latest 7-day QPF for the Southeast shows that most of the region will receive above-normal precipitation for the next few days. Rain is starting to enter the area this morning and overnight Saturday into Sunday there should be quite a bit moving through the region. After the cold front moves through on Sunday, most…
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