Climate outlooks
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The Climate Prediction Center and numerous other groups are warning of a potential winter storm which is expected to impact parts of the Southeast early next week. The forecast models are in agreement that a significant winter storm is likely to occur, although they are still evolving on which areas will experience snow and which…
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The Southeast as a whole has been cool and relatively dry for the month of February so far. The notable exception is the Florida Peninsula, which is much wetter than average due to the passage of numerous storms across the area so far this month. The dry conditions have slightly expanded the area of the…
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David Zierden, the Florida State Climatologist, posted a new blog entry today on the blog site for the Southeast Innovative Farming Team (SIFT). Here is the link. In the post he discusses the cold weather that we expect for the rest of February and the winter to date. Looks like the groundhog was right–winter is…
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After some nice warm and sunny days, a blast of winter air will be returning to the Southeast by Thursday and will last for several days. The wind map below shows the push of frigid air into the region from Canada. You can see it in action at https://hint.fm/wind/ or the full global version at https://earth.nullschool.net/.…
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We’ve been watching the Eastern Pacific Ocean for almost a year, waiting for the onset of El Nino. In the Southeast, El Nino occurrences are related to cool and wet winters and decreased tropical storm activity, so when one occurs we have some extra knowledge about how the weather is likely to behave for the…
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The outlook for the next two weeks is looking mostly cool and drier than average, although there will be some rain and a few warm days. For the next week, most of the Southeast should see one shot of rain on Monday with totals of less than half an inch, followed by several dry days…
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The next round of rain should enter the Southeast late Saturday night into Sunday. Most of the day on Sunday should be fairly wet, depending on where you are, with amounts of 1/2 to 1 inch in most areas. That system will exit the Southeast on Monday as a cold front moves through the region…
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