Climate outlooks
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The latest monthly outlook for April 2025 was released a few days ago. It shows that April is likely to be warmer than normal across the region as we continue to see the weak La Nina affecting our local climate. The rainfall is not showing a tendency in the central region but there is a…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the rain in the next week will fall over Sunday and Monday as two lines of storms move through the area on Sunday and Monday. Some scattered severe weather is expected from the storms, although there will be more to our northwest where the most suitable…
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Update: Slides are now available at https://site.extension.uga.edu/climate/files/2025/03/2024-growing-season-and-2025-outlook-march-28-2025-slides.pdf. The video is at https://youtu.be/HnsnUvNcW3k. I am planning to do a webinar on Friday, March 28, at 10:00 am EDT with a review of last year’s climate and a look ahead to the 2025 growing season. It will focus on Georgia but will also cover the Southeast more…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that a lot of the region will not get much rain this week. A front will move through the region on Monday but rain amounts will be fairly light except in Alabama, which could see higher accumulations. A second area of light rain is expected on Tuesday night into…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that almost all of the rain we get this week will be with the system that is moving through on Saturday night into Sunday morning. After that, cool and dry air should move back into the region for the rest of the week with just some very light amounts…
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While the Southeast can get severe weather any month of the year, the highest likelihood is typically in the March through May period. Over the next few days, a large area of low pressure in the central U.S. will set up conditions that are favorable for the development of severe weather here in the Southeast.…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows two areas where heavy rain of up to 5 inches will fall in the next week. In the next two days, a band of heavy rain will occur along and just north of the Georgia-Florida border. This could result in flooding of fields and washing out of any newly…
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