Drought Monitor: Forecasts
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Climate Outlooks
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From the Climate Prediction Center
12 months | map
legend |
![outlook map](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090305023039im_/http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/page2.gif) |
Seasonal U.S. Drought Outlook |
The latest seasonal drought outlook from the Climate Prediction Center |
![Seasonal Drought Outlook](season_drt.gif)
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Streamflow Forecast |
Streamflow
forecasts, updated monthly during the first half of the year, are based
on snowpack.
From the National Resources Conservation Service |
![Streamflow forecast](strm0305.gif) |
Forecast Palmer Drought Severity Index
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This is an experimental one-week forecast from the Climate Prediction Center based on temperature and precipitation from the mid-range forecasts. |
![Palmer Outlook](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090305023039im_/http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/cdus/palmer_drought/palmer_outlook.gif) |
Soil Moisture Forecasts
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Soil moisture anomaly forecast, based on actual conditions and CPC's mid-range forecast |
![soil moisture forecast](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090305023039im_/http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/soilmst/img/curr.w.mrf1.daily.gif) |
Constructed Analog Forecasts based on Soil Moisture (CAS) |
![CAS](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090305023039im_/http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/soilmst/img/cas_w_mon.lead1.gif) |