Climate outlooks
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The first official outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season was released today by the folks at Colorado State University. It shows that due to the continued presence of La Nina and the expectation that it will return to neutral by summer but not switch to El Nino, another active hurricane season is expected for…
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Note that this was originally published in the Georgia peanut and cotton newsletters. April is expected to be warmer and drier than usual across most of the Southeast in 2022. This continues the pattern seen in the past few months that was caused by a combination of the current La Niña and the trend towards…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that heavy rain can be expected in most of Alabama as well as northern Georgia by mid-week this week as another strong storm system moves through the area. Severe weather is likely again ahead of the system, and it may be shifted farther east than the last two rounds,…
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The final outlook for April 2022 was published today. It shows that the temperature outlook for most of the region continues to lean towards warmer than normal temperatures for the next month. The precipitation outlook has most of the region in equal chances of near, above, or below normal precipitation except for the Appalachians, which…
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It’s spring, so many storms that move through bring the chance of severe weather to the region. This week is no exception. After a nice dry weekend (although it will be windy in some areas), the next storm system should begin to move into the region early on Tuesday. Warm moist air ahead of the…
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Most of the region will see dry conditions this weekend after yesterday’s frontal passage. Another storm system is expected to move through the region mid-week. That will bring more rain and potentially some severe weather to parts of the region again through Thursday. As that system exits, drier conditions will return to the Southeast by…
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NOAA released their spring outlook today. It shows a continuation of the extreme drought that has been ensconced in the West over the next few months, and since summer is already typically dry there, that means the drought will get even worse over 2022 before the rainy season returns late in the year. Other areas…
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