Category: Long Range Outlook

Rainfall Update

13 December, 2008 (09:09) | Climate, Long Range Outlook | 3 comments

A dry weekend in store for Central Alabama, but the pattern looks favorable for showers this next week as moisture returns to the picture and temperatures shift to above average for much of the upcoming week. I noted a few days ago – with all the weather it seems more like a month ago – [...]

The Golden Days Of Fall Are Coming

26 September, 2007 (18:11) | Long Range Outlook | 5 comments

We are entering my favorite time of the year… the “golden days of fall” are just around the corner, and are found most often during the month of October. Looking ahead to the final months of 2007… October can offer some really stunning weather; there will be days with a cobalt blue sky, chilly nights, [...]

El Nino Weakening

13 January, 2007 (22:35) | Long Range Outlook | 1 comment

NOAA reports that the El Nino conditions that developed earlier this year in the Pacific are peaking. The warming of the ocean is expected to begin decreasing and should dissipate during the March – May time frame. The following information is from the El Nino/Southern Oscillation Diagnostic Discussion issued by the Climate Prediction Center issued [...]

Winter Thoughts – November Update

20 November, 2006 (18:08) | Long Range Outlook | No comments

This is an update to our “winter weather outlook” first written here back in mid-September…. you can read that in the post below this one. The actual conclusion of that piece was pretty muddy; there are many mixed signals for this season. But, now that we are getting deeper into the cold season, we might [...]

Winter Outlook – From September

20 November, 2006 (16:04) | Long Range Outlook | No comments

I will write an update to this post tonight… but I wanted to post the original 2006-2007 winter outlook I wrote on September 19 of this year: I have heard many theories from various people about what kind of winter we are going to have. So, it must be time to throw in a quick [...]