It’s no secret that it’s been a dry year thus far for many parts of the Western USA.

The above map shows us exactly who has snow and who doesn’t.

ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWPACKS:

• Idaho
• Wyoming
• Montana
• Washington

BELOW AVERAGE SNOWPACKS:

• California
• Nevada
• Oregon
• Utah
• Colorado
• Arizona
• New Mexico 

The good news is that it is still early and things could turn around.

The bad news is that high pressure is forecast to build onto the West Coast and block storms from entering CA, NV, UT, AZ, and NM for the beginning of February.

WEEK 2 OUTLOOK...Jan 31st-Feb 6th...Issued 3 pm 1/23

Another period of dry weather is looking more and more likely
along the west coast for the first part of February. Something the
meager snowpack here in the Sierra doesn`t need.
- NOAA Reno, NV today

More bad news is that NOAA’s February, March, April outlook isn’t great for many of the states that already have low snowpacks and that the 6-10 day, 8-14 day, and week 3-4 outlooks are reflecting the same:

NOAA’s Official February, March, April Outlook for the USA:

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6-10 DAY TEMP & PRECIP OUTLOOK:

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8-14 DAY TEMP & PRECIP OUTLOOK:

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WEEK 3-4 TEMP & PRECIP OUTLOOK:

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