The forecast through January 2021 indicates that widespread, intense water deficits in the West, Southwest, and Northeast will shrink and downgrade considerably. Intense deficits are forecast for Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and Florida. Surpluses will emerge in the Northwest.
United States: Water deficits will increase in the Central Plains
United States: Intense water deficits will shrink in the West & Southwest
United States: Water deficits forecast for CA, CO, FL, PA, ME
The forecast through October indicates that water surpluses from the Lower Mississippi region east to the Virginia coasts will shrink considerably, leaving anomalies primarily in Mississippi. Surpluses elsewhere include South Dakota, Nebraska, and western Montana. Deficits will downgrade in the Southwest and Northeast and persist in Florida.