Climate outlooks
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The lack of rainfall last week led to the increase of the number of acreage covered by drought and abnormally dry conditions in this past week’s drought map. Another dry week is expected over the next seven days, and dry conditions are likely to expand on the next map released on Thursday. The 7-day map…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that no rain is expected for most of the region in the next week. The only exception is Florida and areas immediately next to the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, which could see some scattered showers. Most of the rain will be associated with a stalled front located across the…
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The latest monthly climate outlook for September 2025 was released today. It shows that the forecast for precipitation indicates a continued chance of wetter than normal conditions in Florida, which could lead to an end to the drought conditions that are currently there. There is no signal for what the temperatures will be over the…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rainfall amounts over most of the region will be very light this week as the main source of rainfall will be a front that is stretched across the Florida peninsula. The only place that is expected to get significant rainfall is the southern half of the Florida peninsula,…
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Last week NOAA released their latest monthly and seasonal climate outlooks covering September and the fall period of September through November. The maps show that for both September and the 3-month period, warmer than normal conditions are likely across the region. For precipitation, wetter than normal conditions are expected in the southern part of the…
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A strong cold front is expected to move through the region on Sunday, bringing cooler temperatures to most of the region and much drier conditions that will last most of the week. Some parts of the Piedmont in Virginia through eastern Georgia may see no rain at all for the week. The front will stall…
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The rainfall on this week’s 7-day QPF map is dominated by rainfall from Hurricane Erin as it moves north past the East Coast. It won’t be close enough to cause much rain on the mainland, but if you are at the beach you will see very high surf and a chance of rip currents, so…
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