Climate outlooks
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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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The latest 7-day QPF map from NOAA shows that most of the Southeast should be well above normal in rainfall for the next week. The rain will be a mixed blessing for farmers, who will welcome the relief for soil moisture but may hinder hay-making and harvesting of peanuts and other crops.
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Investigation 92 from the National Hurricane Center is now moving westward across the Florida Peninsula. The graphic below shows the nice flow around the center of the disturbance. You can see the original with moving wind in real time by clicking here. Note that this will show a current view so if you look at…