U.S. Soil Moisture Analysis And Forecast

Highlight: Mid-to-late August looking wetter. Some erosion of the major drought areas possible heading through autumn. New drought in Nebraska/Kansas?           Fig. 1: Current U.S. soil moisture anomalies across the U.S. Observation discussion: D3 and D4 drought classification identifies a long-term drought. Long-term implies at least the next season (90 days) is not…

Southeast Europe Drought Expands Westward

Southern Europe hot/dry pattern ahead (with drought expansion). Fig. 1: Most recent European Drought Observatory drought analysis for Europe. Fig. 2: GFS 15-day temperature anomaly forecast across Europe. Fig. 3: GFS 15-day percent of normal rainfall forecast across Europe. Discussion: The most recent European Drought Observatory drought analysis reveals the developing summer 2021 drought in…