Pam Knox
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I can hear it raining outside my window this morning in Athens, but once this rain moves through over the weekend, we should see a mostly dry week for north Georgia, with most of the rain focused in the southern half of the state. The rain today is associated with a developing low pressure center…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast (Quantitative Precipitation Forecast) for rainfall in the next 7 days shows that we are returning to a rainier state over the next week after a slow increase in drought conditions for the past couple of weeks. A pair of fronts are supposed to move through the area this weekend, bringing…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rainfall across the state should be lighter this week and next, although there will be periods of scattered rain. The driest part of next week will be today through Tuesday, with showers returning to northern GA overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Those showers will spread south later in…
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The National Hurricane Center is currently posting a map showing the potential for tropical storm development along the Southeast coast in the next week. The area of interest so far has just some disorganized thunderstorms but is expected to reach more favorable conditions as it gets closer to Florida. Most models indicate that it is…
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This does not have much to do with the weather, but I thought you might be interested in this story that I found in the Wine Spectator about the origins of grapes. According to the story, new research published July 1 in the journal Nature Plants described a new fossil find of grape seeds older than…
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As harvest approaches, many of you may be wondering about the recent switch to a wetter weather pattern. The previous weather was mostly hot and dry with high pressure over us. The high has moved off and our weather is now being dominated by a weak stationary front over the area with waves of storms…
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Penn State Extension is offering a virtual webinar on April 29 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 AM on the topic of climate change and dynamic weather patterns’ impact on management of vineyards. This webinar is one of a series of free events involving several Extension programs around the U. S., including the University of Georgia.…
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I have posted a new outlook for the 2024 growing season on my Climate blog. You can read it at https://site.extension.uga.edu/climate/2024/03/outlook-for-the-2024-growing-season/. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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I’ve been getting a few emails asking about the current warm weather and if it is likely to continue since growers are concerned about bud break if the warm weather continues. I put a thermograph of daily temperatures for Blairsville below to show how temperatures have changed over time. On the thermograph, the green band…
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This week will bring a big change in the weather with the movement of a strong cold front through the region on Tuesday and Wednesday. There won’t be a lot of rain with the front, but the air behind the front will be a lot colder and drier than we have been experiencing lately. By…
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