Climate outlooks
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rainfall amounts over most of the region will be very light this week as the main source of rainfall will be a front that is stretched across the Florida peninsula. The only place that is expected to get significant rainfall is the southern half of the Florida peninsula,…
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Last week NOAA released their latest monthly and seasonal climate outlooks covering September and the fall period of September through November. The maps show that for both September and the 3-month period, warmer than normal conditions are likely across the region. For precipitation, wetter than normal conditions are expected in the southern part of the…
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A strong cold front is expected to move through the region on Sunday, bringing cooler temperatures to most of the region and much drier conditions that will last most of the week. Some parts of the Piedmont in Virginia through eastern Georgia may see no rain at all for the week. The front will stall…
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The rainfall on this week’s 7-day QPF map is dominated by rainfall from Hurricane Erin as it moves north past the East Coast. It won’t be close enough to cause much rain on the mainland, but if you are at the beach you will see very high surf and a chance of rip currents, so…
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Wet conditions are expected to continue to drop a lot of rain on the southern half of the region this week starting this weekend. Rain is already covering a lot of Florida and will provide rain to coastal areas along the Gulf Coast as well as the East Coast in the coming days. The northern…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows a band of heavy rain stretching across the southern parts of Alabama and Georgia as well as the Florida Panhandle and the coastal Carolinas due to a stationary front that is expected to serve as the focus from numerous thunderstorms, especially this weekend and early into next week. After…
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The latest monthly outlook for August 2025 shows that the region is slightly like to be warmer than normal this month. The signal for above-normal rainfall is much stronger, with heavier than usual rain most likely in nearly all of Georgia plus SE Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. This is probably in large part due…
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