Texas has drifted in and out of drought status for years. And if the NWS is correct, we're headed back into it. NWS Climate Prediction Center's long-lead seasonal outlooks tells us the following:
THE DECEMBER-JANUARY-FEBRUARY (DJF) 2017-18 OUTLOOK AND SUBSEQUENT OUTLOOKS ARE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY ONGOING LA NINA CONDITIONS THAT ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WINTER. THE DJF OUTLOOK FAVORS ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST DOMAIN, INCLUDING MUCH OF ALASKA. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITIES OF WARMER-THAN-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE LOCATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND TEXAS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THROUGH THE MARCH-APRIL-MAY (MAM) 2018 SEASON, ENHANCED ODDS FOR BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN VARYING AREAS OF THE NORTHERN CONUS, SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PANHANDLE, WHILE ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES REMAIN FAVORED FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN CONUS, AND NORTHERN ALASKA.
We gotta have some maps:
Map sources: La Nina moves in for the winter and U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook.
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