Climate outlooks
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The latest 7-day precipitation map shows that after a fairly dry weekend for most of the region, the next system will bring relatively small amounts of rain to the region by mid-week as it moves through the Southeast. The exception is eastern Florida, which has been dry and very warm in the past couple of…
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NOAA released their final outlook for February 2023 this week. It shows that for most of the Southeast they expect warmer and wetter conditions than usual to continue through February. The exception is along the coasts and in the Florida peninsula, where drier than normal conditions are likely to continue. I checked the long range…
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The latest 7-day rainfall map shows that most areas of the region should see several rain events over the next week. The exception is the Florida Peninsula, which should remain mostly dry until late in the week. This general pattern is expected to continue over the next four weeks.
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Most of the Southeast can expect to see quite a bit of rain this week, starting later on Saturday and lasting through mid-week. The end of the week should be dry for everyone except southern Florida, which will largely be missed by the rain earlier in the week. The rain should help put a dent…
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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…