The forecast through June indicates that water surpluses will shrink considerably, persisting in pockets of the U.K. and Balkans. Deficits will increase around the Baltic Sea, and in Germany, France, and western Hungary. Anomalies will continue to be exceptional in Estonia and Latvia.

The forecast through May indicates that water surpluses will shrink considerably but will persist in western European Russia and pockets in the land-locked countries of Central Europe and in the Balkans. Intense deficits will persist in Estonia, Latvia, and north-central Germany.

The forecast through April 2021 indicates that water surpluses will shrink and downgrade somewhat but remain widespread in western European Russia, the U.K. and Ireland, Central Europe, and the northern Balkans. Deficits will persist in Estonia, Latvia, Germany, and Belgium.

The forecast through March 2021 indicates widespread water surpluses in western European Russia, the Nordic nations, England, and from Switzerland through Romania. Deficits will persist in Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Belgium, and Macedonia.

The forecast through February 2021 indicates that water deficits will shrink in southern Russia and Eastern Europe. Deficits are forecast, however, in Estonia, Latvia, Germany through France, and the southern Balkan region. Widespread surpluses will persist in Central Europe and western Russia.