Climate outlooks
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Accuweather released their prediction for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season today. Their team is calling for 14-18 tropical storms during this upcoming season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. Of those storms, seven to nine are forecast to become hurricanes, and two to four are predicted to strengthen into major hurricanes. The 2019…
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I am going to be giving a webinar describing the climate of 2019 across the Southeast, a look at what is happening now, and a look ahead at what we might be able to expect for the coming growing season. You are welcome to join us by Zoom on Tuesday, March 24 at 11 am…
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“Rise and shine, campers, it’s Groundhog Day!” Are you feeling like every day is the same now that you are practicing social distancing and working at home? Probably not if you are a first responder, farmer, or NWS employee. Thanks to all of you who are working to keep us safe, healthy, and well fed!…
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The latest monthly and season climate outlooks were released by NOAA today. Both April and the April through June periods show that warmer and wetter conditions are likely for most of the Southeast. The exception is for the Florida peninsula, which is expected to be warmer and drier than normal in the short term, leading…
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Earlier this month I participated in the Panhandle Row Crop short course in Marianna FL. The organizers have just released highlights from the presentations at the short course. You can read them and view PDFs of the presentations here at Growing Georgia. If you are interested in seeing my slides (mostly images, fewer words) on…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the weather pattern that has brought wet conditions to the northern part of the region while leaving the southern part dry is expected to continue again this week. We can expect to see almost no rain in Florida and in southern parts of AL and GA as well…
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The latest ENSO outlook was released today by NOAA. The outlook says that there is a 55 percent chance that neutral ENSO conditions will last through summer. By late fall there is an almost even chance of neutral or La Nina conditions occurring, with a much smaller chance of an El Nino. You can read…