Climate outlooks
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After a few weeks of very dry conditions, the chance of rain goes up this week with the passage of a cold front during the next few days. Rain will fall in the early part of the week mostly north of the region but some showers could come in ahead of the front, especially as…
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The latest monthly and seasonal climate outlooks for the United States were released today. They show that for both October and the October through December period, warmer than normal conditions are likely across the region. They also show that drier than normal conditions are expected in a lot of the region for the last three…
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The lack of rainfall last week led to the increase of the number of acreage covered by drought and abnormally dry conditions in this past week’s drought map. Another dry week is expected over the next seven days, and dry conditions are likely to expand on the next map released on Thursday. The 7-day map…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that no rain is expected for most of the region in the next week. The only exception is Florida and areas immediately next to the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, which could see some scattered showers. Most of the rain will be associated with a stalled front located across the…
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The latest monthly climate outlook for September 2025 was released today. It shows that the forecast for precipitation indicates a continued chance of wetter than normal conditions in Florida, which could lead to an end to the drought conditions that are currently there. There is no signal for what the temperatures will be over the…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rainfall amounts over most of the region will be very light this week as the main source of rainfall will be a front that is stretched across the Florida peninsula. The only place that is expected to get significant rainfall is the southern half of the Florida peninsula,…
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Last week NOAA released their latest monthly and seasonal climate outlooks covering September and the fall period of September through November. The maps show that for both September and the 3-month period, warmer than normal conditions are likely across the region. For precipitation, wetter than normal conditions are expected in the southern part of the…
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