Climate outlooks

  • NOAA released their 2023 Atlantic hurricane outlook last week and it showed that this season is likely to have fewer named storms than the previous few years. But those statistics don’t say anything about where any storms that do form might go. The Weather Channel posted a story this weekend looking at the historical paths…

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  • There will be several rain-producing weather systems bring rain to parts of the Southeast, but a few areas will not see any rain at all. Over this weekend, the strong low off the East Coast is bringing heavy rain to parts of the Carolinas, with some spill-over into eastern Georgia. That will move out early…

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  • NOAA released their 2023 Atlantic hurricane outlook today. They expect a near-normal number of storms this year, with 12-17 named storms, 5-9 hurricanes, and 1-4 major hurricanes. This is less active than in the last few seasons due to the lack of a La Nina. However, because of the competing impacts of the developing El…

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  • The latest 7-day QPF map shows that all of the region will get some rain this week. The heaviest amounts will be in eastern Florida and along the East Coast as a low traverses the area. Areas farthest from the coast will see drier weather by early to mid-week lasting into the weekend. Temperatures will…

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  • The latest climate outlook for the US was released today by NOAA. The outlook showed that the outlook for June only showed slight leanings in temperature and precipitation in the area around Florida, but the 3-month outlook for June through August shows that for the entire Southeast, temperatures are expected to be warmer than normal,…

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  • Since we are in a typical summertime pattern of scattered rain, you can expect to be hit by some showers and missed by others every day this week. Total amounts for most of the region should be around an inch, but of course your results will vary. The driest period looks like it will occur…

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  • The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rain amounts this week should be relatively light as we are in southerly flow with winds off the Gulf of Mexico. There is a chance of showers almost every day but they should be scattered and will not bring large amounts of rain. Severe weather is not expected…

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