WSI Corp. said it expect warmer-than-normal temperatures for much of the country with the exception the Pacific Coast and in the Southeast over the next three months. The warmest temperatures, relative to normal, are expected in the central Plains and Northeast, while the coolest temperatures, relative to normal, are expected along the California coast.

Above-normal temperatures will be the rule for the central and southern Rockies, central and southern Plains, and most of the eastern half of the country in May, WSI said. It’s expected to be very warm in the central and southern Plains. Meanwhile, the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and the Pacific Coast states will be cool with the coolest temperatures (relative to normal) expected along the Pacific Coast.

In June, warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected across most of the country, with the exception of cooler-than-normal temperatures in the Southeast and in the Pacific Coast states. The most significant warmth will be in the northern Plains, Great Lakes states, and the Northeast. In July, the temperature anomaly pattern will be similar to June, with cooler-than-normal temperatures confined to the Southeast and the Pacific Coast states. Other regions of the country will experience above-normal temperatures, with the largest temperature anomalies expected in the central and southern Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and the Northeast.

“The expectation of below-normal temperatures in the Pacific Coast states and in the Southeast is different from the [National Weather Service’s (NWS)] outlook, in which above-normal temperatures are predicted,” said WSI seasonal forecaster Todd Crawford.

The latest forecast from the NWS’s Climate Prediction Center shows above normal temperatures across the Pacific region, the Southwest, most of Texas, the Gulf Coast, the Southeast and Florida. The NWS said there was equal probability of above and below normal temperatures over the entire rest of the nation. See the NWS forecast at its web site: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov.

For more detail on WSI’s forecast call Jeff Shorter at (978) 670-5090.

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