NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center produces seasonal outlooks to help communities prepare for what's likely to come in the next few months and minimize weather's impacts on lives and livelihoods. For us skiers and snowboards, we can use these long-range forecasts to get a hint at what "might" happen as we begin to plan our spring adventures.

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 Temperature

NOAA's Temperature Outlook for April, May, and June:

Warmer-than-average temperatures are forecast to extend from the Pacific Northwest to the Central Rockies, and from southern Texas, northward through the Great Lakes and eastward to encompass the entire East Coast.

The greatest chance for above-average temperatures exists in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.

The interior of the U.S. from the Dakotas southward to northern Texas are favored to have below-average temperatures this spring.

Precipitation

NOAA's Precipitation Outlook for April, May, and June:

Above-average precipitation is favored from the Central Great Basin to the East Coast. This could compound the flood risk for many states, especially in the Central and Northern Rockies and in the Southeast.

El Niño, La Niña, La Nada?

NOAA's ENSO Alert System Status: El Niño Advisory

Equatorial sea surface temperatures are above average across most of
the Pacific Ocean. Weak El Nino conditions are likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere spring 2019 (80% chance) and summer (60% chance).

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Make sure to download the OpenSnow Mobile App and stay tuned to our local forecasters for the latest update in your region.

SAM COLLENTINE