Climate outlooks
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The latest La Nina discussion in NOAA’s Climate blog came out today, and it shows that surprisingly, La Nina strengthened in February instead of weakening as expected. The latest forecasts for La Nina now indicate that it is likely to last into summer 2022. In addition, the predictions indicate that we may go back for…
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Unlike the last couple of weeks, the coming seven days should be a good deal wetter for most of the region with the exception of southern Florida. A front will move into the region by Monday afternoon and progress towards the southeast over the next few days, stalling out near the coast by late in…
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The updated monthly climate outlook for March 2022 shows that the entire region has a better than usual chance of seeing temperatures above normal. This is due in part to the continuing La Nina that is still near peak and in part due to the trend to warmer temperatures across the globe caused by greenhouse…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows that for most of the Southeast this week, rainfall amounts will be very light after today’s rain moved off to the east. A streak of land will see no rain at all, while other areas will receive small amounts of less than 1/4 inch. This could mean that the…
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This week, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their latest 3-month climate outlook for the United States. What does this mean for conditions in the Southeast in the coming growing season? The CPC outlook shows a continuation of the current La Niña pattern of warmer and drier conditions across the Southeast that has occurred over most…
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After a fairly quiet weekend across the Southeast, rain chances will really ramp up for northern areas, especially along the Appalachians, with heaviest amounts coming mid-week. Meanwhile, southern regions will see no rain at all as they will be under the influence of high pressure. Week 2 looks like it will be fairly cool and…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued their March through May climate forecasts today. They show a continuation of the typical La Nina pattern in temperature and precipitation for both March and the March through May period. The seasonal drought outlook shows that drought is likely to continue or expand in a lot of Florida and up…
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