Weather
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Hello everybody! If we have not had the opportunity to meet yet, my name is Sarah Lowder and I am the new Viticulture Extension Specialist for UGA! I got started earlier this March and have been able to meet many of you thus far (but hope to meet the rest of you soon!). Though I…
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I received a request from Bill Cox to write something about frosts and freezes since it has been on the mind of a lot of growers this week due to our return to cold conditions after a very warm February. Here is some information I put together for the Garden Professors blog in fall 2022.…
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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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Join us Wednesday, for the last viticulture webinar in the Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum (EVEF) winter webinar series this Wednesday, March 20th 2024 from noon to 1:30PM for “Addressing Climate Change Challenges Through Vineyard Management Strategies”. This webinar includes a grower panel from across the Eastern US (including our own Georgia grower, Eric Seifarth!),…
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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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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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