Climate outlooks
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The latest ENSO forecast from NOAA, released earlier this week, shows that while near-normal ocean temperatures are currently present in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, they are expecting a La Nina to develop by the September through November period and last through the winter. Most of the forecasts currently show that they are expecting only a…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rainfall across the Southeast should be lighter this week and next, although there will be periods of scattered rain. The driest part of next week will be today through Tuesday, with showers returning to northern GA and AL and the Southern Appalachians overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Those…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region will get rain again this week and there is a chance of rain almost every day. The highest chances and rain amounts are likely to happen through Monday night but lower chances will continue through the week. This pattern is likely to stick around…
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The latest seasonal outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center indicates that the August and August through October periods are likely to be hotter and wetter than normal for most of the region. Wet conditions are especially likely in Florida and along the coasts where they may be hit by tropical storms as activity in the…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that quite a bit of rain is expected over the next week across the region. It will start very wet and will taper off later in the week but some rain is expected almost every day. This pattern is likely to continue into the next week as well. Fortunately,…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that much of the region will get rain, but the chances are low this weekend except for the immediate East Coast and the Florida Peninsula. Rain chances increase later in the week for the rest of the region as the high pressure (and associated really hot temperatures) moves off…
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We entered July with a big heat spell that lasted through the first week. Temperatures are still warmer than normal now but not as high as the past week, and the pattern has shifted so that we are back in the flow of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, which has…
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