South America Week 2-4 Outlook

Highlight: Areas of needed rainfall. Chile heavy rain pattern. Chart of the day: Warm SSTA plume into coastal Chile increases risk of drought-defeating rains south of Concepcion. Discussion: A semi-permanent warm water “blob” in the central South Pacific has recently expanded eastward with anomalous warm waters reaching the Chile Coast. The South Pacific storm track…

U.S. Week 2-4 Outlook

Highlight: Warm/dry climate shift into the West. Northern Plains drought persists, some rain possible early May. East avoids warmth. Charts of the day: How to forecasting a major drought. Discussion: Recent research has conveyed the fastest way to a FLASH DROUGHT scenario is presence of deep layer (10-200 CM) soil moisture deficit beneath conventional shallow…