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Strong Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to the Pacific Northwest; Areas of Snow in the North-Central and Eastern U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will bring prolonged heavy rainfall along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through much of this week. The heavy rainfall may lead to widespread urban and river flooding. Accumulating snow is expected over parts of the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today as well as the Upper Midwest and the Upper Great Lakes this evening into Tuesday. Read More >

PEAC Service's ENSO Resources for the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands and the Pacific Region


The PEAC Service provides different types of information resources related to climate variability and the impacts of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation aimed at audiences ranging from government officials, decision makers and stakeholders to the general public. 

For ENSO information issued on a monthly basis, please go to the Climate Prediction Center's ENSO monitoring website at:

For Drought Monitoring information of the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, please go to the United States Drought Monitoring website at:

We are working with the National Ocean Service to get tide information for each of the main islands of USAPI. See website at:

For Hawaii and USAPI Climate Impacts and Outlook, please go to the following website at: