South America Week 2-4 Outlook: Brazil dryness and heat. On-and-off Argentina rains.

Highlight: Following the CFS V2 (best model) through February. Brazil dryness and heat. On-and-off Argentina rains. Charts of the day: Early February pattern across South America. Discussion: Brazil dryness and attendant anomalous heat will strengthen Brazil drought most prominent in east/northeast Brazil now. Drought conditions are likely to expand. The wet zone remains northern Argentina,…

Europe Week 2-4 Outlook: Persistent Western Europe low pressure trough.

Highlight: CFS V2 model is best projecting weekly climate across Europe. Why? Warm SSTA northwest North Atlantic/cool SSTA west of Europe fuels persistent Western Europe trough. Charts of the day: This week across Europe. Discussion: A persistent trough along the western shores of Europe maintains an intense storm track bringing heavy precipitation to France. Farther…