Climate outlooks
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The latest monthly climate outlook for February 2021 was released this week. It shows that the monthly pattern is expected to look mainly like a La Nina pattern with the warmest and driest area confined to Florida. But the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for the beginning of the month looks like it will be quite…
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This week’s rain forecast shows that rain is likely over the weekend, followed by a cool and dry period for most of the region Monday through Wednesday. Another storm will drop more rain late in the week. The Florida peninsula will be largely missed by the rain. Longer-term models suggest that a strong cold front…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region should receive around an inch of rain this week. It will start in northern sections over the weekend, then move south by mid-week. The end of the week is expected to be dry in most of the region. The southern half of the Florida…
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Even though this has not been a very typical La Nina winter so far, statistically La Nina conditions are most likely. So the outlook maps for February and February through April show that the warmer and drier than usual conditions we usually see in the Southeast in La Nina winters are still the most likely…
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The latest update on climate in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin will be held on Tuesday, January 26, at 1 pm EST. You can get information on this and other activities occurring in the Southeast and register for the webinar at https://myemail.constantcontact.com/January-26-ACF-Drought-and-Water-Monthly-Webinar.html?soid=1107257096495&aid=4z6hDrIWlJ0.
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that this weekend should be dry across the Southeast, but a storm brewing in Texas will move eastward over the area during the week. It will bring moderate rain to parts of the Southeast along its path, especially on Thursday and Friday, leaving the Florida peninsula and most of…
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The latest La Nina update from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows that the La Nina is likely to continue through winter and into early spring, according to this story in Reuters. While this has not been a very typical La Nina winter so far due to the displacement of the cold air associated with the…