Climate outlooks
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The pool of unusually warm water in the eastern Pacific Ocean that was observed earlier this summer has now mostly dissipated without a response from the tropical atmosphere, leaving climatologists wondering if El Nino will occur this winter as predicted earlier. In the strongest El Ninos, the atmospheric signature of El Nino is starting to…
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This week starts with below normal rainfall in most of the Southeast. Rainfall should be less than 0.75 inches over the next five days across most of the Southeast except near the coast. Showers will be scattered but could be heavy if you happen to get caught in one. Rain chances increase later in the…
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The National Drought Monitor brought a small area of D1 drought (in tan on the map below) back to Georgia this week after Alma reported its driest July ever. They received just 0.41 inches for the entire month, much lower than the previous record of 0.77 inches set in 2006. Their records go back to…
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Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Atlantic Ocean and is headed to the northwest, following a typical path for Atlantic hurricanes. However, because of the trough of low pressure across the eastern part of the country, the storm is expected to veer away from land and recurve to the north and east before it…
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The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City GA announced that today is National Heatstroke Prevention Day. Heat is one of the leading killers due to weather across the nation, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year. Since farmers and extension agents spend a lot of time outdoors in sultry summer conditions, it is important…
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David Zierden, the Florida State climatologist, provides this update on El Nino: Chances continue to lessen for the development of El Niño in late summer or fall. Evolution of Sea Surface Temperatures Back in mid-March through June, sea surface temperatures along the equator in the Pacific Ocean warmed significantly in response to a strong…
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Have you enjoyed the cool and pretty weather we’ve been having this week? A number of stations even set record low temperatures this morning, including Atlanta, Columbus and Macon. Athens tied their record low of 60F today–the old record was set back in 1925. It even made it down into the 40s in the northeast…