Seasonal Forecasts for upcoming growing season

[redleaf]

Dry years in the 80's a thunderstorm would show up a few lightning strikes and high winds for ten mins. followed by 10 raindrops . The show would be over except for one of the few haybales you were able to make would be burning behind the house yard.

I remember one of those little storms going directly over my yard. It came out of east and headed west, lightning bolts shooting out and making all kinds of noise. It was like one of those clouds that show up and nail the coyote in a roadrunner cartoon. Not one drop of rain. Never saw one like it before or since and likely never will

[furrowtickler]

I remember one of those little storms going directly over my yard. It came out of east and headed west, lightning bolts shooting out and making all kinds of noise. It was like one of those clouds that show up and nail the coyote in a roadrunner cartoon. Not one drop of rain. Never saw one like it before or since and likely never will

Seen a few of those in 2001 and 2002
Just would not rain regardless of any cold front .

[helmsdale]

Winter forecast didnt necessarily hold up. Perhaps the summer wont either.

[Old Cowzilla]

-29 yesterday morn -5 this morn tractors should turn over a lot better would be good if I have to push wet snow away from feed bunks a couple of times. Can't believe I said that but it's true.

[helmsdale]

New NOAA outlooks today. More of the same.

Temperature:


Precip:


The latest outlook continues to trend western North America Drier and Warmer this summer in every successive outlook of the last three months. The dry "blob" is possibly shifting somewhat further south, as Id suspect the drought conditions in the US south and west are likely going to impact future weather patterns.

See current drought map of Continental US: