Pictured: The Climate Impact Company week 2 ahead temperature and precipitation anomaly forecast valid for May 21-27, 2017.
The week of May 21-27 finds decelerating warmth in the East while the Gulf region is hot. 2-3 cold fronts spawn wet weather across the Great Plains to Northeast U.S. and severe weather is included. Cool weather lingers Interior West. The possible caveat forecast is warmer Midwest.
Pictured: The Climate Impact Company week 2 ahead temperature and precipitation anomaly forecast valid for May 28-June 3, 2017.
Hot weather lingers in the Southeast. The southern Plains to Texas is hot and warmer and drier than normal conditions affect the northern Plains. The U.S. pattern is somewhat drier than normal and could be warmer than indicated. Only the Mid-Atlantic and far Northwest U.S. is wetter than normal.
Pictured: The Climate Impact Company week 2 ahead temperature and precipitation anomaly forecast valid for June 4-10, 2017.
Early June brings thunderstorm activity across the Continental Divide while the Great Lakes region is dry. The Great Plains are warmer than normal but not seeing excessive heat.
Pictured: The Climate Impact Company week 2 ahead temperature and precipitation anomaly forecast valid for June 11-17, 2017.
Persistence wins out into mid-June as dry soils attract summer heat in the Southeast while upstream the Great Plains are showery.