Summer Outlook

Today is a quiet weather day here in New England, with seasonable temperatures and sunny skies. With that in mind, I thought I'd look ahead to this summer, and see what early outlooks predict for what is in store weather-wise.

Probabilistic outlook for above and below normal temperatures this summer.

The above map, released on April 16th by the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) shows a probabilistic temperature outlook for this summer. All that red you see represents locations where temperatures have a higher probability of being above normal. Certainly, an outlook released this far in advance must be taken with a grain of salt, but it'll be interesting to see if this verifies and we'll have a warm summer here in New England.

Probabilistic outlook for above and below normal precipitation this summer.

This map is a similar one, only showing the probability of above and below normal precipitation this summer. Eastern areas look to be favored for a wetter than normal summer, while areas in the West look to be more dry.

Both of these maps must be taken with a grain of salt, but it's always interesting to speculate about what our weather will look like this summer!