Climate outlooks
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The 7-day QPF shows a large area of rain across the Southeast for the next week, with amounts greater than 3 inches in north Georgia and along the coasts. A low pressure center is expected to develop in the Gulf and track along the East Coast, bringing rain to much of the area. The heaviest…
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The latest 3-month outlook for the last three months of the year has been released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows an increased chance of above normal temperatures and higher than normal rainfall, particularly in the southern part of the region. The patterns they show are consistent with a developing El Nino, which as…
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Astronomical fall begins on Monday at 10:29 PM ET. This year, the start of fall is coinciding with the passage of a cold front through the area tonight into Monday. Behind the front we can expect to see cooler and less humid air which should make weather conditions across most of the Southeast cool and…
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This was the headline of a story (click here) posted earlier this week by Climate Central, indicating that El Nino-like conditions have returned to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This echoes comments made by Dr. Klaus Wolter earlier this week at the ACF basin webinar on Tuesday. However, an El Nino is not officially declared until…
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The 7-day QPF forecast for rainfall for the Southeast shows the same split in rainfall that we have seen for the past couple of weeks. Inland areas will see little to no rain for the next week, while areas along the coast and in the Florida peninsula will continue to receive more than ample rain.…
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If you’ve been paying attention to the current tropical season, you know that the west coast has been plagued by heavy rains from the remnants of tropical storms. First Hurricane Norbert, and now Hurricane Odile have sent plumes of moisture into the desert Southwest, leading to unprecedented flooding and the possibility of many additional rainfall…
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In the monthly webinar for the Appalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin today, we heard from El Nino expert Klaus Wolter on his prediction for the coming winter. Based on his study of analog years similar to this one and other indicators, Dr. Wolter believes that an El Nino may already be underway based on conditions in India,…
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