Alabama Winter Weather Awareness Week Starts Today!
Image from NWS Birmingham.
Alabama Winter Weather Awareness Week runs from November 10-15! The NWS offices across the state in partnership with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency will highlight a myriad of winter weather topics including preparation and safety. We will take some time this week at Alabama WX to highlight these topics as well!
NOAA issued their U.S. Winter Outlook on October 17, produced by the Climate Prediction Center. A developing La Nina pattern is expected to guide the upcoming winter across the country. This outlook is for the period of December 2024 through February 2025.
Drier and warmer than normal weather is generally expected across the Southeastern U.S. This is not great news as we continue to see worsening drought conditions across the state.
The 2024-2025 U.S. Winter Outlook map for precipitation shows wetter-than-average conditions are most likely across the Great Lakes region of the U.S.. Drier-than-average conditions are forecast for parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast. (Image credit: NOAA)
The 2024-2025 U.S. Winter Outlook map for temperature shows the greatest chances for cooler-than-average conditions in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. (Image credit: NOAA)
The U.S. Drought Outlook map for November 2024 through January 2025 predicts drought improvement in the Ohio River Valley and the northern Rockies. Drought is likely to persist in portions of the Great Plains and the Midwest. Drought development is expected from the Four Corners region to the western Gulf coast. (Image credit: NOAA)
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