Europe/Western Russia Week 2-4 Outlook: Pesky Europe upper trough may ease BRIEFLY but returns for second half of May.

Chart of the day: Soil moisture anomaly analysis. Discussion: The Europe/Western Russia/Black Sea region daily soil moisture anomaly analysis does not reveal significant dryness in any crop areas as April closes. Patchy dry areas have emerged in France and Germany and the Baltic region. However, the Black Sea region is looking OK. Week-2 Ahead Forecast…

Australia Week 2-4 Outlook: West/Southwest and Southeast continental rains.

Charts of the day: Short-term temperature/precipitation outlooks. Discussion: The large-scale pattern, governed by Madden Julian oscillation, indicates support for a much drier Australia climate into early May. The week ahead is dry except for heavy rain risk on the north/northeast coast possibly related to a tropical system. Week-2 Ahead Forecast valid May 10-16, 2021: Cool…