Outlook for Spring and Summer 2007

Interest in our weather peaks during the winter months but this time of year vacations are planned, weddings held and many other outdoor events take place. Each season has it’s own weather personality.

Spring – Spring should be rather “pleasant” in most parts of the country although severe weather will increase sharply, especially over the nation’s heartland during May into early June.

Summer – No Rain, No Gain.

During the summer, unseasonably warm and dry conditions are on tap for much of the East. There is a chance of a drought from New England down to the Mid-Atlantic States into the Carolinas. The Pacific Northwest, the Northern and Central Rockies and the Plains should also see below normal precipitation. Compounding these dry conditions will be unseasonably hot temperatures.

In sharp contrast, the Great Lakes and Midwest may see above normal precipitation. In the Deep South and Florida, it will be typically warm and sultry with almost constant threats of showers and thunderstorms, especially during the late afternoon and evening hours. I know that sounds typical, but the Southwest should see typical warm-to-hot temperatures with seasonal monsoonal showers and scattered thunderstorms over the desert regions.

Our weather map can be found on page 104 of the 2007 US edition.

Fall – Stay tuned. Be sure to check our weather online.

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