Climate outlooks
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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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The NWS is predicting the possibility of multiple rounds of wintry weather coming through the Southeast Thursday through Sunday this week. In Georgia, the focus will be on central and perhaps southern Georgia, and early indications are that it is more likely to be an ice storm than snow for most areas other than the…
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There will be two storm systems coming through the Southeast this week. The first is moving into the area now and will bring wintry weather to a lot of the region over the long weekend. A second system with lighter rain amounts is expected by mid-week but should not produce winter precipitation in most areas.…
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I’ve been getting lots of emails, phone calls, and comments from extension agents at our Winter School this week, asking about the weather this weekend (my church office manager too!). The computer models that provide forecasts are showing that a storm currently just coming onshore along the West Coast is going to move into our…
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