Climate outlooks
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The latest outlook for September and the September through November 2018 period is now available from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that only a small part of the Southeast is leaning towards above normal temperatures, while most of the region is in equal chances of above, near or below normal temperatures for September. For…
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The latest 7-day QPF map for the Southeast shows that most areas should get near-normal amounts of rainfall this week. Most of the rain will fall as hit-or-miss convective storms. The heaviest amounts will fall in coastal areas of the Carolinas and Virginia. The lightest area will be in northern Georgia and western South Carolina.…
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The latest outlook for El Niño was released by NOAA today. It shows that even though the signals for the impending El Niño event have weakened slightly, the forecast for an event occurring by next winter is still likely, although the actual event may hold off until fall instead of in late summer as previously…
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This week’s 7 day QPF map shows that most of the Southeast will get less than normal rainfall for the next week. This is sure to be a relief for many producers in the area, who have been hit by repeated rounds of thunderstorms. The only exception might be central Georgia, which has only received…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their latest outlooks yesterday for August 2018 and the August through October 2018 period. The maps show that precipitation has an increased chance of being above normal for the next month, although the signs are less clear for the August through October period. Temperatures for the next three months are…
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Last week’s rain forecast of up to several inches was a little too generous compared to what most places actually got, although there were a few scattered areas of heavy rain. The next 7 days are also looking pretty wet,with rainfall up to four inches expected in some places. The weekend should be mostly dry…
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The East Coast is the focus of the heaviest rain this week, as a slow-moving front stalls in the area. Still, everywhere in the Southeast has at least some chance of rain every day for the next week, and that pattern is likely to continue into August as well. The wet conditions in the Carolinas…
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