Climate outlooks
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After what seems like months of rain, the next seven days are expected to be completely dry across the Southeast, a welcome change for farmers and everyone else who is tired of being in cloudy and wet conditions. By day 7, there is a small chance of showers in western parts of Alabama as the…
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The updated outlook for January 2019, issued on 12/31/2018, shows that most of the Southeast is expected to continue to experience wetter than normal conditions this month. The only areas that do not lean towards wet conditions are northern Virginia and the Florida peninsula. The entire region is in the area of equal chances of…
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The latest outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows that wetter than normal conditions are expected in January 2019 in Alabama, Georgia and Florida, with equal chances of wetter, drier or near normal precipitation in othe parts of the region. Temperatures in January are expected to be colder than normal everywhere in the Southeast except…
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While forecasts more than two weeks ahead are not always accurate, there are growing signs of a shift in the global climate pattern that could bring much cooler air to the Eastern US in January. The shift is related to projected changes in the strength and orientation of a band of high-altitude winds that make…
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It’s raining this morning as I write this, but once this system moves out of the Southeast later today, we should see a dry period through the region Sunday through Wednesday. After that, the next system should start to enter the picture, although the heaviest rain will be offshore along the storm track. For once,…
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It’s raining here at my house in Athens GA this morning, and I expect to see a lot more of it over the next few days. The latest 7-day QPF map shows that we could get several inches over the next week, with one batch exiting the region by Monday and the next coming in…
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The Climate Prediction Center published their latest outlook for December 2018 late last week. The outlook shows that the month is leaning towards warmer and wetter conditions than normal. First two weeks may be near normal or even a bit cooler than normal once a cold front moves through the region tomorrow, but after that…
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