Author: <span>Robert Martrich</span>
El Niño transitioned to ENSO-neutral this summer, but La Niña not so much… Several months ago, as recent as late Spring, longer-term climate guidance, both dynamical and statistical, expected a relatively smooth transition to La Niña by late Summer. While a transition did in fact occur from the [previous] El Niño background state to an […]
El Niño has transitioned to ENSO neutral for now, but La Niña is inevitable… There has been a clear shift in Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies (SSTA) over the past couple of months in the equatorial Eastern Pacific from a weak El Niño background state to now an ENSO neutral state. The shift has implications on […]
Heavy rain and localized flooding expected, most notably in eastern areas A storm system will move from a position near Alabama and Georgia Friday night and tracks up the US Eastern Seaboard Saturday, staying just east of the Appalachians. It will move rather quickly, but will be potent as northern stream energy in association with […]
Spring equinox officially arrives on March 19th at 11:06 PM EDT Some like to recognize the start of Meteorological Spring on the first day of March, but astronomical Spring will officially arrive at 11:06 PM EDT on March 19th, 2024. At that time, we will be more than a week past Daylight Savings Time (DST) […]