WORLD WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOVEMBER 12, 2023
- Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is falling once again suggesting a short term bout of El Nino strengthening which means….
- Less rain in Southeast Asia later this month
- Less rain in eastern Australia later this month
- Less rain in Central Africa later this month
- Less rain in India
- Less rain in Central America later this month
- Brazil weekend rainfall was limited to southern and central Rio Grande do Sul and eastern Santa Catarina
- Brazil will be dry and warm to hot this week except in the far south where waves of rain will continue
- Argentina will be wet in the northeast this week and next week while alternating periods of rain and sunshine occur elsewhere
- A tropical disturbance along the east coast of India may bring a boost in coastal rain late this week and into the weekend from Odisha to Bangladesh
- Tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea may enhance Central America rainfall for a while this workweek and then bring significant rain to Hispaniola during the weekend and/or early next week
- Europe and the western CIS will remain wet biased for another week to nearly ten days
- Interior India and China precipitation will be restricted
- Indonesia and Philippines rainfall is increasing this week and will decrease later this month
- Improved rainfall in southern Indonesia will be welcome
- Australia rainfall will be sporadic and light this week
- South Africa will experience net drying and warm temperatures for the next couple of weeks
- U.S. Midwest will dry down for one more week and then see some rain a week from now through a part of next week
- Heavy rain is likely along the central and western U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coast early this week with local flooding possible
- Western U.S. hard red winter wheat areas are unlikely to get much usable rain during the next couple of weeks