Climate outlooks
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Even though this week looks cool and rainy, warmer temperatures for the 6-10 day and 8-14 day forecasts both show a much enhanced chance of above normal temperatures as the arctic air retreats to the northern parts of North America. This should reduce heating costs and relieve cold stress on livestock and outdoor workers. …
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Warmer and wetter conditions than normal occurred across most of Georgia in December 2014. The rain eliminated drought across the state, although some patches of abnormally dry conditions were still present at the end of the month. For the state as a whole, temperatures were well above normal. While final statistics are not yet available,…
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I woke up this morning to the sound of rain mixed with a little thunder as the cold front is getting near. The rain out ahead of it was falling pretty hard as I emptied my CoCoRaHS rain gauge. Once the front passes, much colder air will enter the state, eventually dropping temperatures into the…
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The next rain system is moving through the Southeast this weekend, bringing wet conditions to most of the region. Once this system moves past, much colder air should blow back into the region by midweek. In some areas low temperatures will reach the teens and highs may not even reach the freezing point, so if…
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Many of you will be traveling sometime during the next week to visit friends or relatives over Christmas week. Looks like there will be a good bit of storminess this week over the eastern half of the country as well as a big storm hitting the Pacific Northwest. Pay special attention if you are flying,…
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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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