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Winter Outlook 2021-22: La Niña, Take Two?
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but for some meteorologists, it’s feeling a bit like Groundhog Day. For the second year in a row, a La...
Winter Recap 2020-21: La Niña Lays Low in a Persistent Wet Winter
Chalk it up to atmospheric anomalies or a forecast without foresight. Either way, this winter defied expectations and drenched most of North Carolina for yet...
Winter Outlook 2020-21: La Niña Has Landed
For the ninth year in a row, we’re proud to share our winter outlook for North Carolina. This year, the atmosphere has offered up a...
The 2019-20 Winter Outlook: A Little of Everything?
We’ve already gotten our first taste of winter with last week’s freezing temperatures, so with a whole season still to come, it’s natural to wonder:...
Winter Pattern Update: What Does ENSO Neutral Mean for NC?
This is the first part of our annual winter outlook series. Our outlook will be released on Thursday, November 21. When assessing our likely wintertime...
January Remains Wet, But the Fire Hose Fizzles
The heavy rain and snow of recent months abated in January, leaving us slightly wet and warm overall. While it has been a wet winter,...
A Drenched December Caps a Record Wet Year
Precipitation continued to be the main story in North Carolina’s weather, including a record wet December that — despite a substantial wintry event early in...