Climate outlooks

  • 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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  • Now that the cold front is through the region, cold and dry conditions should dominate for the next few days. Many areas will see frost on Sunday morning! Not good for peaches, blueberries, and pecans as well as other crops that are already planted. I know that many farmers are making preparations for frost protection.…

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  • The National Weather Service has noted that those of us in Georgia, northern Florida, southern Alabama, and the Carolinas can expect some wild weather in the next few days. On Friday, March 12, warm and moist air ahead of an approaching front will bring a widespread threat of severe weather to SE Alabama, southern GA,…

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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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