Climate outlooks
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The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City has released this graphic, which shows that showery and unsettled weather will be with us in the Southeast for the next few days. In areas with the wettest soils, there will be a chance of flooding when thunderstorm cells pass over the area. A line of showers…
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David Zierden, the Florida State Climatologist, provides some analysis on the potential developing El Nino and what to expect: I am getting a little more cautious about the current or developing El Nino… In recent weeks sea surface temperatures along the equator in the Pacific Ocean have warmed significantly in response to a strong Kelvin…
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NOAA released their latest El Nino forecast today. It indicates that there is a 70 percent chance of an El Nino developing during summer and an 80 percent chance of developing in fall. The forecast discussion can be seen here. NOAA also has a blog on El Nino at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/department/enso-blog.
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The Florida Climate Center has just released their June 2014 newsletter, which can be found by clicking here. This newsletter contains links to the May 2014 Florida climate summary as well as updates on El Nino, the Atlantic hurricane season, and their outreach and education activities.
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June 1 marks the beginning of the official Atlantic hurricane season. Early in the season, most storms form in the Caribbean Sea and near North America rather than farther out in the Atlantic, as is the case later in the season. And sure enough, this year we have some signs of development in the Bay…
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Outlooks for the next two weeks indicate that our warmer and wetter than normal weather is likely to continue for the next couple of weeks. The Climate Prediction Center is indicating that an area of particularly heavy rains may occur in far northeastern Georgia into South Carolina and western North Carolina on May 29-30.…
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Today, May 23, is Heat Awareness Day for the National Weather Service. Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer for many people, and heat is one of the major killers of people and animals in summer months. If you would like to learn more about the impacts of heat and how to prevent heat…