Climate outlooks
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rain is finally coming to parts of the Southeast in the next week, which could improve drought conditions in some areas. A small amount of rain is likely to fall early Wednesday morning but won’t amount to much. The bigger event starts on Saturday in northwestern Alabama and…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued their final outlooks for February 2026 late last week. They show that colder than normal temperatures are likely to occur for the month, not a surprise considering the current weather and the likelihood of another cold outbreak the second week of the month. Precipitation has a chance of drier than…
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The latest 7-day QPF map for next week shows that there will be some rain during the period from Tuesday night to Thursday morning with a cold front moving through the region from west to east. Colder air behind the front will bring freezing conditions to some locations the morning after the front comes through.…
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I’ve been traveling all day so have not had time to catch up on the latest on the big storm that is expected to develop along the East Coast in the next couple of days. That storm could bring significant amounts of snow to the Carolinas and up the East Coast but it could also…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that very little rain is expected to fall across the region for the next week. The next three days will be dry now that the big storm from last week has passed out of the region. There is a small chance of precipitation over the weekend with a coastal…
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If you have travel plans or group events planned for late this week and next weekend, you should be paying careful attention to the weather forecasts this week. Even if you are not going anywhere, you should be prepared for the possibility of snow or ice cutting off power and clogging transportation corridors for a…
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After a few dry days, a big precipitation event is expected to move through the region from west to east starting on Thursday and moving out to the east on Sunday and Monday. The heaviest precipitation is expected to fall to our west in Mississippi but northern Alabama and Georgia could receive up to two…
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