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The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks for winter 2025-2026 were released today. They show the continued classical pattern for a weak La Nina, not surprising since we are in that now and it is expected to last for the next few months. Unfortunately, the dry conditions in southern Al and GA as well as the…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office released their winter outlook this week. You can find it at the link below. Even if you don’t live in NC, the discussion of the winter overall will be of interest.
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center posted an infographic earlier this week describing what they think will be a significant pattern shift late in November through mid-December. The current pattern is showing warm air in the eastern US and colder air in the western US, but after the shift occurs the coldest air will shift to the…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that little rain will fall again this week, and nearly all of what does fall will not occur until next weekend. The high pressure that will be over us for most of the week will keep any rain-producing weather away and will bring warmer than usual temperatures to the…
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I recently ran a story about the end of the Farmers’ Almanac, which is publishing its final edition in 2026. But did you know that there is another almanac called The Old Farmer’s Almanac? This is the one that I grew up with including its bright gold cover, which made it easy to identify when…
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The Arctic air that invaded the Southeast early this week dropped temperatures to levels that broke daily temperature records in many parts of the region on Monday and Tuesday. This led to a first fall frost event that only happens about once every ten years or even less often in southern parts of the region.…
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The latest ENSO forecast was released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that the current weak La Nina is expected to last through the next few months but is expected to change back to neutral conditions by the January-March period. That is expected to be followed by a relatively rapid swing to La…
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