NOAA Official March Outlook for the USA

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NOAA’s precipitation outlook for March, April, May 2018. Credit: NOAA

The NOAA just released its outlook for March in the USA.

This outlook favors below-normal temperatures to stretch from the Alaska Panhandle and Pacific Northwest through the Middle and Upper Mississippi Valley.

Wetter than usual conditions are also favored in the Northern Rockies and Southeast.

Odds are tilted towards warm and dry conditions in their forecast for March through May from California through the Southern Plains, which could intensify drought concerns for the region.

We’ve broken this outlook down for you below for skiing and riding in March 2018:

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NOAA’s March, April, May 2018 temperature outlook. Credit: NOAA

STATES FAVORED by THIS OUTLOOK:

  • Washington
  • Montana
  • Idaho
  • Wyoming
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NOAA’s March precipitation outlook. Credit: NOAA

SKI RESORTS FAVORED BY this OUTLOOK

  • MT. Baker, WA
  • Crystal Mountain, WA
  • Big Sky, MT
  • Bridger Bowl, MT
  • Whitefish, MT
  • Jackson Hole, WY
  • Sun Valley, ID
  • Schweitzer Mountain, ID
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NOAA’s March temperature outlook. Credit: NOAA

STATES NOT FAVORED BY this OUTLOOK:

  • California
  • Colorado
  • Utah
  • New Mexico
  • Nevada

CURRENT SNOWPACKS in the USA:

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Current USA snowpacks today, as a percentage of average. Credit: NRCS

 

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