Climate outlooks
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Producers are all busy working in their fields, planting, spraying, and irrigating. Some folks are making hay or working on small grains as well. Here is a look ahead at the weather and climate for the next few weeks. The major feature of the weather across the Southeast for the next month is a strong…
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This weekend most of the Southeast will see rain, and some of it could be substantial where thunderstorms occur. After that, the rain will mostly be confined to south Florida and Virginia. The rain could help to alleviate dry conditions in the areas that have been suffering from dry soils, and I hope farmers will…
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NOAA’s latest El Niño update shows that El Niño is still present in the eastern Pacific Ocean, although its strength has waned somewhat. The latest set of prediction graphs from IRI show that it is expected to continue for most of the next year, with only a few models suggesting a swing to La Niña.…
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The latest 7-day QPF map for the US shows that most of the rain that is expected to fall in the Southeast this week will fall before Tuesday morning as a strong system moves through the area. There is some potential for severe weather on Saturday. After the weekend, the focus of rain activity shifts…
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The latest outlook for May 2019 shows that the entire Southeast has a high probability of being above normal in temperature, with a percentage of more than 50% chance of above normal, 33 % chance of near normal, and just 16 % chance of cooler than normal temperatures for the month. Precipitation along the East…
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Strong high pressure is expected to dominate the weather in the Southeast this coming week. No rain at all is expected until late in the week, and then only light amounts of less than 1/10th of an inch are predicted. Temperatures should be above normal, which could combine with the lack of rainfall to produce…
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Most areas of the Southeast will see less than 1/2 inch of precipitation this week, with most of that falling next weekend. Calm, cool and dry weather are expected for most areas until then.
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