Dear WeatherCat climate watchers,
Here is the latest 1 month and 3 month forecasts from the National Weather Service - Climate Predication Center. Here is the one month forecasts of departures from normal temperatures for December:
The Eastern part of the United States is predicted to be cooler while a high pressure is expected to remain over Southern California and effect a large part of the West.
Here is the equivalent 3 months predictions of temperatures departures from normal for December through February:
Once more, there is a prediction of above normal temperatures for a wide swath of the county.
Here are the precipitation predictions of departures from normal for December:
The good news of November's forecast has been replaced with a very gloomy forecast of well below normal precipitation. At best, some parts of the country are uncertain. The rest can expect below normal precipitation.
Here is the equivalent graph for December to February:
The Northern third of the country is expected to get above normal precipitation, while the Southern third would be deprived of moisture.
I've decided to add the drought forecasts to these postings. Here is the drought outlook for December:
It shows the drought in the South continuing to fester while parts of the West move toward drought.
Here is the equivalent 3 month outlook:
The 3 month outlook expands the trend with large areas of the South suffering from intensifying drought.
Such are the forecasts we are facing . . . .
Edouard