Climate outlooks
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows that the heaviest rain this week is likely to be along the Atlantic Coast in North and South Carolina, where a nearly stationary front is draped across the region. This will be the focus of most of the rain this week, with lighter amounts in other places. Southern Florida…
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As expected, the latest ENSO forecast shows a marked increase of the chance of a La Nina occurring later in 2020. This is based on recent cooling of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which is what is expected in a La Nina episode. The latest forecast now shows La Nina neck and neck with neutral conditions,…
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Folks in Florida are already starting to see the rainfall from the outlying bands of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which is now located in the central Gulf of Mexico moving north. The west side of the storm is pretty dry, but the east side is very juicy, with bands of heavy rain moving out from the…
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Main points: Neutral conditions are expected to change to La Niña by fall Active Atlantic hurricane season, but no way to know where they will go Long-term trends towards higher temperatures and humidity, especially at night Warmer and wetter conditions likely across Southeast summer, especially near Gulf Coast, with warmer than normal temperatures continuing through…
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This looks like a week of mostly dry weather in a lot of the Southeast, with the exception of the Florida Peninsula, which could see more rain as the Gulf and tropics become more active. Some models show central Georgia as getting no rain at all, while others give it some chance. The most likely…
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The latest 7 day QPF map shows that most of the Southeast should have a fairly dry week, with some showers this weekend and again towards the end of the week but mostly dry mid-week. The exception is the southern end of the Florida peninsula, which could receive copious rain from a tropical system which…
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