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04/09/2025, 11:28 am EDT

Cold Weather into The Black Sea Region

Cold temperatures spread across Eastern Europe, Ukraine, and Southwest Russia this morning forecast to return Thursday morning concentrated on Eastern Ukraine. Another pulse of cold shifts into Romania and Western Ukraine Friday morning. The cold slowly retreats northward this weekend.
04/08/2025, 3:47 pm EDT

March 2025 Was Very Windy, 6th Warmest on Record

March 2025 was the 6th warmest in the 131-year climatology. MUCH ABOVE normal warmth was observed across much of the Central and Northeast U.S. including top 5 all-time for Kansas and Nebraska. Only Florida and California were near normal in the contiguous 48 states.
04/08/2025, 5:43 am EDT

Most Likely: Neutral ENSO 2025; El Nino 2026

While the potential for El Nino development seems to be developing, the statistical and dynamic forecast models are only partially indicating weak El Nino potential and include a slight risk of weak La Nina returning later in 2025 while the consensus forecast is neutral ENSO through 2025. However, evidence to support El Nino return in 2026 is increasing.
04/08/2025, 5:36 am EDT

Major Flood Stage Mississippi River at Baton Rouge by April 19th

The high water will flow south through the Mississippi River through mid-month with water levels reaching moderate stage to near major flood stage based on current long-range forecasts. One exception is the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge forecast to shift firmly into the major flood stage beginning April 19th.