Climate outlooks
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The latest outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center continues to show the continuing influence of this year’s strong El Nino according to maps released yesterday. Wetter than normal conditions are expected from Florida north to the southern parts of GA and AL, while temperatures are expected to remain close to normal due to the tug…
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I’m a day late with the weekly precipitation forecast because I have been traveling to Baltimore to attend the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society. Imagine over 6,000 meteorologists, hydrologists, and other earth scientists getting together to talk science, weather, climate, and society! We are proud of our UGA Atmospheric Science students for providing…
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The latest seasonal outlook for February through April was released this week by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that for most of the southern part of the region, wetter than normal conditions and near-normal temperatures are expected for the next three months. Of course, that could mean periods of warmer and colder than normal…
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It’s been another cold morning with one more to come before things start to warm up. But the pattern is changing and we will be much warmer by the end of the week as we draw up warm, moist air from the Gulf ahead of a low pressure center that will approach us later in…
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With the passage of the cold front yesterday, we are now expecting a somewhat more quiet period as far as weather goes, since the week will be dominated by a cold high pressure. There is likely to be some wintry precipitation and perhaps snow in northern parts of the region, but keep in mind the…
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NOAA released their latest ENSO outlook today. El Nino is firmly entrenched in place and is likely to be near peak strength right now. It is expected to weaken gradually over the next few months and then swing towards the opposite La Nina phase by late summer. If we are in a La Nina then,…
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The forecast for the Southeast this week shows that a strong low pressure area will bring heavy rain (up to several inches) to a lot of the region starting on Monday night and going into Wednesday in the northeastern part of the region as the storm moves out. On Tuesday a cold front will bring…