Climate Impact Report: Southeast Europe/Southeast Brazil Heavy Rains.

Highlight: Great Plains less wet in medium-range, Southeast Europe heavy rainfall episode and Southeast Brazil trends wetter. Fig. 1-2: GFS percent of normal 15-day precipitation forecast and 24-hr. change. Great Plains trends drier: Heavy precipitation remains focused on the 6-10-day period for the northern Rockies and into the North-central U.S. (Fig. 1). Mountain areas receive…

Climate Impact Report: No change to the cold West/warm Central/East medium-range forecast.

Highlight: No change to the cold West/warm Central/East forecast. Precipitation increases for the Northwest/North-central (and Calif.). Chart of the day: Early season snow cover causes trough/ridge pattern for northern hemisphere. Discussion: Cold advection snows into northwestern North America and northeastern Eurasia cool the atmosphere aloft and provide an early season home for the polar vortex.…