Last week: Record warm May continues, heavy rain Southeast U.S.
Week 2 Ahead: June 10-16, 2018
Comment: Activation of the Southwest U.S. Monsoon is indicated but confidence is below average. Anomalous heat in the Southwest lifts north to the Great Basin while the upper ridge amplifies over the Plains drought area.
Week 3 Ahead: June 17-23, 2018
Comment: Dryness and attendant heat is likely to persist in the Great Plains. Western warmth continues but some cloudiness/thundershower activity weakens the warm anomaly. Thunderstorms Gulf Coast and Mid-Atlantic.
Week 4 Ahead: June 24-30, 2018
Comment: Continuing to favor heat and dryness in the central Great Plains. A drier pattern in the Southeast invites anomalous warmth.