Climate outlooks
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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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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most parts of the Southeast will get at least an inch of rain except for the Florida Peninsula. For timing, the next few days should be dry for most areas except Virginia and along the immediate coast, with the bulk of the rain falling later in the week…
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NOAA released their latest ENSO outlook today. It shows that the current La Nina is expected to last through spring and should transition to neutral conditions this summer. Their latest forecast differs somewhat from last month’s in that they have lowered the chances of going into an El Nino later in the year. That means…
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There will be some lingering showers along the coasts for the weekend, but after that sunny skies and no rain at all will cover the Southeast for the rest of the week. Enjoy your blue skies and take a walk somewhere. Cool conditions are expected to last through mid-month and then a warm-up is likely.
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The latest monthly outlook for February 2022 was released earlier this week. It shows that the month is expected to be warmer than normal across the region. However, that does not mean we will not have cold outbreaks but recognizes a shift in the pattern to put a ridge of high pressure over the East…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the rain this week should fall Tuesday through Friday in the western part of the region. This weekend will continue to be cold and dry, and a hard freeze is expected for areas all the way down into inland parts of southern Florida on Sunday morning…
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