Climate outlooks
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With the end of the West Coast wet season drawing to a close, it appears that areas west of the Rockies are likely to see the drought that is already established there get worse. Drought conditions east of the Rockies are also likely to spread and strengthen, leading to poor conditions for agriculture in the…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the rain this week will be concentrated in a band running through the northern half of the Florida Peninsula along a stationary front there. Areas north and south of the front will stay mostly cool and dry, although some showers cannot be ruled out. By Thursday and Friday…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their latest monthly and seasonal forecasts this week. They show that May, the May-July period, and the August-October periods are all expected to be warmer and wetter than normal for most of the Southeast. The warmer than normal conditions reflect the long-term trend towards warmer temperatures we have observed since…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that with the main action of this weekend’s storm past most of the region, the rain will be focused on the Florida peninsula, leaving other parts fairly dry with less than 0.5 inches expected in most locations. Florida can use the rain due to increasing drought conditions, especially in…
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We will start the next seven days mostly dry as we are under the influence of a big area of high pressure. By midweek, the next system will start to bring rain to western parts of the region, and that will cover most of the region by late next week, although amounts will be moderate.…
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The updated April 2021 outlook was released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that warmer and drier than normal conditions are expected across the region for most of the month. If this verifies, we will have to watch carefully for the onset of drought in some areas, since plants are coming out of…
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