Climate outlooks
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The latest 7-day precipitation outlook for the Southeast shows that most areas of the region other than Florida will get little to no rain in the next week. Most shower activity that occurs will be late in the week. This is due to a big area of high pressure that will dominate the weather pattern…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shown below indicates that while most of the Southeast will get some rain, amounts in areas north of the Fall Line will be quite light. The highest chance of rain in Alabama and northern Georgia this week will be today, Saturday, and then will diminish to near nothing by Monday.…
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NOAA released their August update on the prediction of the number of Atlantic tropical storms in 2023 this week. It shows an increase in the expected number of storms over their earlier May prediction. The probability of an above-normal season has increased from 30% to 60%. This is due in large part to the continued…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that while rain has a chance of occurring almost every day this week, the early to midweek period will see the most rain in western areas and along the Gulf Coast. Later in the week, the focus will move to the northwest, especially in the mountains. The driest areas…
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The latest monthly climate outlook for August 2023 was released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that the temperature is likely to be warmer than normal along the Gulf Coast, due no doubt in part to the continuing high-pressure center in the area and the very warm Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures.…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that everywhere in the Southeast is likely to see some rain this week. Over the next few days, the heaviest rain will follow the path of the low that is currently moving over South Carolina towards the northeast. Mid-week will be fairly dry everywhere except in Florida. Then rain…
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Sorry for not posting yesterday. Severe weather on Thursday night knocked out power at home for 40 hours and also cut out power at work on Friday, so it has been hard to keep up on email and other activities. The internet is still not working at home, but at least we have power for…
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