Climate outlooks
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Today NOAA released their latest seasonal outlook for temperature and precipitation covering the February through April 2023 period. It shows the continued influence of La Nina in southern parts of the region, while northern areas do not show a trend. Temperatures are more likely than not to continue to be warmer than normal, while precipitation…
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This week’s 7-day QPF shows that the heaviest precipitation this week should be in the Appalachian Mountains, especially mid-week. Some areas, especially at higher elevations, should see snow, while lower and more southern areas will see rain. Temperatures will start cool but will gradually warm up over this weekend as the next storm moves towards…
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The latest ENSO outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center was released this week. They are now predicting that the current lengthy La Niña is likely to end by early spring and move through a neutral period in late spring and early summer before transitioning to El Niño later in summer and into fall. While ENSO…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the Southeast should be dry over the weekend other than Alabama. After that, showers should increase by midweek ahead of the next system, which will bring rain to a lot of the region by next weekend. Amounts are not expected to be very heavy, though. Temperatures…
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The final monthly outlook for temperature and precipitation was released by NOAA on December 31. It shows that temperatures are expected to be warmer than normal for the month across the Southeast. Precipitation does not show a likelihood except for a slight chance of wetter than normal in the mountains and upstate regions. Drought is…
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While this weekend is relatively dry, a rain-producing system will move into the region starting on Tuesday in Alabama and progressing eastward during the week. The wettest day in most of the region will be Wednesday, but eastern parts of the region will see lingering effects on Thursday too. Southern Florida will be missed by…
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While a lot of the hype on social media this week (at least among meteorologists) has been the potential for snow somewhere in the Southeast or on the East Coast, the bigger story for most of us is going to be the coming cold weather, according to James Spann, well-known Birmingham meteorologist. The conditions he…