Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Extreme Heat Coming to the Southwest U.S.

Heavy to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains through Friday. A Slight Risk of excessive rainfall has been issued. Dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across parts of southern Arizona and far southeastern California Saturday through Monday. An Extreme Heat Watch has been issued. Read More >

Drought Information Statements from Weather Forecast Offices
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Drought Monitor and Outlook
Drought Monitor for CA	Drought Monitor for US


US Monthly Drought Outlook	US Seasonal Drought Outlook

Observed Precipitation Maps

*	Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Precipitation Analysis
*	7 day Gridded Estimated Precipitation from CNRFC
*	7 day Observed Precipitation
*	90 day Percent of Average Precipitation
*	1 yr CA Percent of Average Precipitation
*	CA Climate Anomaly Maps and Tables - from WRCC

Observed Conditions and Impacts

*	NOAA/ESRL/PSD soil moisture current conditions
*	Current Reservoir Conditions
*	CNRFC Water Resources Page
*	Northern Sierra Precipitation: 8 Station Index (pdf)
*	San Joaquin: 5 Station Index (pdf)
*	CA Snow Water Content % of April 1 Average (pdf)
*	Soil Moisture - CPC
*	USGS below normal 7day Streamflow compared to historical
*	USGS Map of real time streamflow compared to historical for day of year
*	USGS California Drought page
*	NWS National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) Regional Snow Analyses
*	NOHRSC Interactive Snow Information Map

Forecasts and Outlooks
San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area forecast discussion Click for Zone Forecast Product	* Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore below 1000 feet * North Bay Interior Valleys below 1000 feet * San Francisco County * North Bay Mountains 1000 feet and above * San Francisco Bay Shoreline below 1000 feet * San Francisco Peninsula Coast below 1000 feet * East Bay Interior Valleys below 1000 feet * East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range 1000 feet and above * Santa Cruz Mountains 1000 feet and above * Santa Clara Valley below 1000 feet * Northern Monterey Bay * Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast * Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister and Carmel Valley * Southern Salinas Valley, Arroyo Seco, and Lake San Antonio below 1000 feet * Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest 1000 feet and above * Mountains of San Benito County and Interior Monterey County, including Pinnacles National Park 1000 feet and above

* Days 1-3 Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) for SF/Monterey Bay Area * Weather Prediction Center 7-day QPF * CPC 8-14 day outlook * Soil Moisture Outlook for the Coterminous U.S.	Click for Quantitative Precipitation Forecast

CPC monthly precipitation outlook	CPC 3-month precipitation outlook

Other Useful Links
*	NOAA NWS CA-NV River Forecast Center Drought Information
*	NWS Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Drought Information
*	California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Drought Actions
*	Southern CA Seasonal Fire Outlook (pdf)
*	U.S. Drought Risk Atlas and Map Viewer

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Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Extreme Heat Coming to the Southwest U.S.

Drought

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