Pam Knox

  • Colder weather is on the way

    I have heard from a few of you asking about whether or not we will get any cold weather this winter. Never fear, in spite of recent very warm temperatures, a pattern shift in the next week should bring a lot cooler weather to the region. By early next week we should see some frosty…

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  • Only light rain this week

    Fall returned to parts of the Southeast this morning as a wedge of cooler air moved into the region from the northeast along the east side of the Appalachians. But only light rain is expected from this air along with a cold front early next week for many parts of the region. The wettest region…

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  • The latest precipitation outlook shows little chance of rain in Georgia before Sunday night. A cold front moving through on Monday could kick off some showers with more rain coming through with the front Monday into Tuesday. Temperatures should be cooler for a few days before above-normal temperatures return. By mid-month we could start to…

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  • If you are interested in hearing the latest on the current Southeast flash drought, please join us on Tuesday October 1 at 1 pm EDT for an update. It will focus on the ACF basin but will include information for the entire Southeast. Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Drought Assessment Webinar Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – 1:00…

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  • The latest 7-day QPF map shows another very dry week, which continues the streak of dry conditions along with well above normal temperatures.  Almost no rain is expected to fall, although there may be some scattered showers in some places and at some times to give some temporary relief. By next weekend, a change in…

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  • The latest medium and long-range forecasts for the weather over the Southeast show that much hotter than normal weather and a near-total lack of rain are likely for most of the next month, particularly if you are away from the coast.  Now, it won’t be continuously very hot and dry–we do expect at least some…

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  • No rain in sight

    Unless you live in southern Florida, you are unlikely to see any rain at all for at least the next week according to the latest 7-day QPF map. This is bad, because coupled with the well-above-normal temperatures, moisture stress is going to cause problems for ripening crops and will make it hard to start fall…

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  • Still dry but cooler and less humid

    A wedge of cool and dry air coming in from the northeast will bring sunny and pleasant conditions to the Southeast later this week. Very little chance of rain, and humidity and temperatures will be dropping. At last a taste of weather more like fall!  Nothing from the tropics is expected to affect us this…

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  • Mostly dry except in the mountains

    With the development and movement of TS Humberto to the northeast, nearly all of the Southeast will be free of rain this week. The only exceptions are the mountains and the areas immediately next to the coast or in southern Florida. The dry conditions are likely to increase drought conditions in the coming week. However,…

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  • While the weather for the next week looks generally warm and dry across the Southeast for at least the next week, there is a question about what may happen early next week with a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. As of this morning it has a 30 percent chance of developing into a tropical…

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