Climate outlooks
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region should receive less than half an inch of rain this week except for the southern half of the Florida Peninsula, which should receive much more. That should put a dent in the drought there, which has been growing for the last few weeks. In…
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The cooler weather that we have been experiencing across the Southeast for the last couple of weeks is likely to end as we enter June on Sunday. Rain is likely to continue to be plentiful in most of the region, so a major expansion of drought is unlikely, although areas that are in drought now…
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Hope you are all having a good Memorial Day weekend! I am up in Michigan visiting my mom this weekend but will be on the road tomorrow. Not much rain in the forecast here, but we expect more in the Southeast. A line of storms worked its way through overnight and is still working its…
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Earlier this week NOAA released their latest seasonal outlook for June through August 2025. It shows that both June and the June through August period are leaning toward a forecast of warmer than normal conditions. This is not a surprise because with the upward trend in temperature we have been seeing in the Southeast since…
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If you live in the western part of our region, you have no doubt already experienced a very rainy Saturday. Fortunately for us in Athens GA it held off long enough to avoid raining on the outdoor graduation ceremony that was held in Sanford Stadium last night. Some other colleges and universities that had similar…
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As I am writing this, thunder is rolling outside my window. The cold front that is moving through Georgia is bringing unsettled weather and some severe conditions to Georgia tonight. By Sunday morning, most of that rain will have moved out of Georgia and we will see dry and cooler conditions for the beginning of…
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The updated temperature outlook for May 2025 shows that everywhere in the Southeast except the southern half of the Florida Peninsula is expected to be warmer than normal, while the remainder of Florida has equal chances of above, below, or near normal temperatures. The rainfall prediction across the region shows equal chances of near, above,…
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