Climate outlooks
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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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The latest ENSO update was released today by NOAA. It shows that the La Nina continues to be present in the eastern Pacific Ocean and these conditions are expected to last through spring. You can read the latest outlook here.
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I’ve been tied up with training and grant-writing this week, but have been getting lots of questions about the potential for wintry weather in northern Georgia and adjacent areas this weekend. I will take a more detailed look tomorrow, but thought I would share a couple of related websites that might be helpful. I think…
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The latest QPF map shows that rain in the western part of the region will see some pretty good rains this week. The rest of the region will see less than normal, which could affect the drought depiction on next week’s map. Most of the rain will fall in the next couple of days as…
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While the beginning of January 2022 was much warmer than average (Athens was 27 degrees above normal this weekend!), once the cold front passes we should see a period of much cooler air. It’s not going to be frigid, but a few degrees below normal, so it will feel a lot more like a Southern…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rain will affect most of the Southeast except for the Florida peninsula this week. The heaviest rain will be located in North Carolina, which should help the drought there. For the most part, the rain is associated with a front that is moving back and forth through the…
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Most of the Southeast should experience wet conditions over the weekend as a front moves slowly south through the region. By mid-week, the front should be in Florida and drier air should be in place in most of the rest of the region, making good weather for travel leading up to Christmas. Week 2 from…
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