U.S. Week 2-4 Outlook: Temporary break in the widespread hot/dry pattern during week-2 ahead (cooler Southwest/wet Midwest).
Charts of the day: ECM and GFS 10-day rainfall forecasts. Discussion: ECM and GFS 10-day rainfall anomaly forecasts across the U.S. The all-important North-central U.S. drought is projected to extend southeastward into the Western Corn Belt by mid-summer. The 10-day forecast supports that trend. Each model is unsure what a Gulf of Mexico tropical system…