Climate outlooks
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With only two weeks to go in the year, it is worth taking a first look at how the year is likely to end up. The maps below show the temperature and precipitation departures for the year to date. These maps are from the High Plains Regional Climate Center and you can update them at https://www.hprcc.unl.edu/maps/current/.…
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The QPF maps for the US show that the Southeast has two chances for rain in the coming week. Both of them have the highest chance of occurring in the northwestern part of the region. The Florida peninsula is not expected to get any rain from these systems. The first shot will come on Monday…
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By now you’ve all noticed the holiday music on the radio, Christmas ads on TV, and colorful lights in your neighborhoods. That means it is time for the annual question, “What are our chances for a white Christmas this year?” Of course, Christmas Day is still almost two weeks away, beyond the skill of weather…
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Heavy rainfall will plague the Northwest and Northeast of the US in the next week, but the Southeast will see mostly light amounts of precipitation. The only exception is the eastern half of North Carolina which will see rain associated with the storm that will be affecting the Northeast. Somewhat enhanced precipitation may also be…
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November 2014 was one of the top five coldest Novembers on record for many stations across Georgia. Statewide, this is also likely to be in the top five coldest Novembers on record, although a final value has not yet been determined as observations continue to come in. Precipitation across the state ranged from well above…
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NOAA’s website Climate.gov has just released a short video describing how one Alabama farmer uses climate forecasts to improve his farm operation. Their blurb and the links to two versions of the video are below: “Alabama grower Myron Johnson talks about how learning to use seasonal outlooks for rain and temperature has made his operation…
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December 1 marks the beginning of meteorological winter. After one of the coldest Novembers in recent memory, the beginning of December should bring quite a change to the Southeast. The weather patterns are starting to show signs of the expected El Nino signal, and most of the US should see temperatures above normal for the…