• The latest ENSO outlook was posted today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that La Nina conditions are still present in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean, but they are weakening. The new forecast is still indicating that the La Nina is likely to swing back to neutral conditions during the January through March period…

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  • Are you tired of cloudy conditions and the lack of sunshine? Do you have Seasonal Affective Disorder because it is so dark and gloomy all winter? While we get more sunshine here in the Southeast than my childhood home in western Michigan where the lake effect dominates the weather most of the winter, we still…

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  • Happy New Year!

    Sadly, I am writing this right after Georgia’s loss to Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl, but in spite of that, I wish you a great year and thank you for your continued support of the blog! Weather makes all of our lives more interesting.

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  • The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rain will enter the region on Friday and bring up to an inch of rain in some locations in Alabama and Georgia. Most areas will get some rain but amounts will generally be light. After that system passes, it will be dry until the end of next week,…

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  • A quick peek at the end of the year statistics for 2025 shows that most of the Southeast was warmer than usual, although there were a few pockets of cooler than normal temperatures. Precipitation across the region was driest in Florida and southern Georgia and Alabama and also drier than normal in a lot of…

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  • Those of you who like “top 10” lists might be interested in this video of Greg Carbin’s most memorable weather events of2025, presented on James Spann’s “WeatherBrains” podcast. He has done this for a number of years. You can see the podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdXdZ2teOCY. The presentation starts at about minute 20 and lasts for an…

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  • The blog will be shutting down for about a week so that we can take the time to relax and celebrate with friends and families. I want you to know how much I appreciate your continued interest in these stories and hope that you find meaning in the season and enjoy whatever weather you get.…

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