NOAA releases spring forecast

NOAA released the spring outlook for the United States and in the limbo of a not-quite-an-El-Nino-or-La-Nina year it is as “keeping with the same pace” as ever.

The forecast calls for above average temperatures to continue across parts of the southwest and below average temperatures to continue across parts of the upper midwest.

NOAA Spring temperature forecast // Courtesy: NOAA

The precipitation forecast isn’t what a lot of farmers and ranchers across the plains wanted to see, but it is better than it could be. “Equal Chance” is the call as far as precipitation is concerned for most of the plains and east coast. While the west coast still looks at below average precipitation chances.

NOAA Spring precipitation forecast // Courtesy: NOAA


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Nick Lilja

Nick is former television meteorologist with stints in Amarillo and Hattiesburg. During his time in Hattiesburg, he was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a graduate of both Oregon State and Syracuse University that now calls Houston home. Now that he is retired from TV, he maintains this blog in his spare time.