Climate outlooks
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The 7-day QPF map below shows that northern Georgia and much of Alabama will receive below normal rainfall (normal is roughly an inch a week) but southern Georgia into Florida and the eastern Carolinas should receive more rain this week. The heavier rains in Georgia are predicted to fall over the areas that are now…
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The six to ten day outlook for temperatures in the US (from www.cpc.noaa.gov) shows a large area of much below normal temperatures in the Northern Plains, leading to some concerns about an early frost along the US-Canada border. If it happened, it would have the potential to drive corn prices up significantly. AgWeb published two…
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As expected, drought expanded slightly across the Southeast this week in response to hot temperatures and little rain. The percent of the Southwest covered by severe drought expanded from 1.6 to 2.3 percent, all in southern Georgia. Rainfall amounts for the next week should be closer to normal, although the heaviest amounts will occur…
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The latest 7-day outlook for rainfall issued today shows most of the Southeast in below normal rainfall for the next week. This is a continuation of the pattern that has been persisting across the region for the last several weeks and does not bode well for reduction of dry conditions across the area. The only…
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Volcanologists and climatologists are watching the current eruption of Mount Tavurvur in Papua New Guinea closely to see how long and intense the current eruption lasts. The volcano erupted so strongly on Friday that Qantas airline had to reroute flights between Sydney and Tokyo as well as Sydney and Shanghai to avoid the clouds of…
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The 7-day forecast for the next week shows that there will be little rain across most of the Southeast except near the coasts and in south Florida. Temperatures should be cooler than usual to near normal. Because of the dry conditions that are expected, drought conditions may expand over the region. Farmers and agricultural…
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After a lengthy development period, the National Hurricane Center has identified a good circulation in the disturbance previously known as Tropical Depression 4 and has named it Tropical Storm Cristobal. The movement of this storm is slow and forecasts of the path show that it will have minimal impact on the Southeast. The greatest impacts…