Pam Knox

  • Outlook for the 2024 growing season

    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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  • Freeze coming mid-week

    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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  • Completely dry week ahead

    High pressure will dominate the week, leaving all of the Southeast high and dry for the next seven days. Temperatures should be quite moderate and no chance of frost is seen in the long-range forecasts until the first week of November, although any forecast over a week out should be taken with some caution. This…

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  • The latest 7-day QPF map shows that now that this week’s rain has moved out to the northeast, it should be dry until late in the week when the next system brings rain back to the region. All the rain you see on the map below will fall on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures should be…

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  • I was not able to post yesterday due to problems with WordPress, but we’re back today! This morning’s temperatures across the state are above freezing, but in north central GA, just barely, with the UGA Weather Station at Blue Ridge getting down to 33.4 F right around sunrise on Sunday. It would not surprise me…

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  • The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of Georgia will get no rain at all for the next five days. After that, there may be a few light showers late in the week in northern counties but amounts will be low. I am also happy to report that the threat of frost has disappeared…

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  • Here is a heads-up on potentially colder weather that could be moving into northern GA by October 9. Models are showing a broad area of low pressure accompanied by colder winds and the possibility of some frost in northern counties moving into the state early in the 2nd week of October. One model is showing…

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  • Another mostly dry week ahead

    The latest 7-day QPF map shows that only light rainfall amounts are expected this week across Georgia. The wettest period in northern Georgia will be mid-week Tuesday through Thursday, but amounts are expected to be light with only about a quarter inch or less predicted. Week Two is also expected to be warmer and drier…

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  • Mostly dry after weekend rain

    This looks like a pretty dry week for most of Georgia after some rain coming through this weekend. By Monday, all rain should have left the state except for right along the coast, and it will remain dry until Thursday. Showers may return late in the week as a coastal low pressure center starts to…

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