Climate outlooks
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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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I wrote yesterday about the potential two nights of frost that may cause problems in southern Georgia, Alabama, and Florida this weekend. The latest forecast shows just a slight improvement in overnight temperatures on Friday night into Saturday morning, with the cold air taking a bit longer to move into the region than was predicted…
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The coldest air of the season so far will flow into the Southeast this weekend as an Arctic front moves through the region on Friday night. It will bring sub-freezing air as far south as northern Florida on Sunday morning. A big winter storm is expected to develop along the East Coast and the Carolinas…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows little rain across most of the region this week. The only places that look like they might get some precipitation are along the Gulf and East Coasts and in southern Florida. Most of that will fall over the next three days, leaving the rest of the week dry. Next…
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The latest monthly and seasonal climate outlooks were released today. They show a pattern that is very typical of a weak to moderate La Niña, with warmer and drier than normal conditions expected in most parts of the Southeast but especially along the Gulf Coast and in Florida. The result is that the seasonal drought…
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