The U.S. meteorological spring 2026 precipitation anomaly forecast is wet biased across the Mid-south U.S. and vicinity stretching into parts of the East U.S. Above normal precipitation is (also) projected for the Great Basin. The Climate Impact Company constructed analog (CIC-CA) forecast is similarly wet across the Mid-south U.S. but drier in the Midwest U.S. Both forecasts are drier than normal on the U.S. West Coast.

A comparison of anomaly correlation skill scores of 2-meter temperature forecasts between AI and NON-AI forecast models for North America and Europe yield extremely close results with AI edging NON-AI for both the 6-10-day and 11-15-day timeframes for North America while NON-AI managed to finish slightly ahead of AI in Europe for the 11-15-day period. The review is based on skill scores from the past 30 days.