The May 2021 outlook favors warmth for the southern half of the country and a wet East-dry West split.

The April 2021 climate outlook tilts warmer than average for most of the country and drier than average across the southern tier of the United States.

A warmer-than-average start to spring is favored for the central and eastern United States while a drier-than-average March is likely across the southern tier of the contiguous U.S.

The February 2021 outlook favors a colder- and wetter-than-average month for much of the northern and central United States.

January 2021 is favored to be wetter and warmer than average for much of the country.

December 2020 and the start of the 2020-2021 winter looks warmer and drier than average for much of the country.

November 2020 is favored to be warmer than average for much of the United States and drier than average across the southern US.

The latest maps from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center show where October 2020 is forecast to be much hotter and drier than average in the U.S. It's not a great outlook for the wildfire-affected West.

August 2020 was the second-hottest August on record, and it ended the hottest summer on record for the Northern Hemisphere.

The September 2020 temperature and precipitation outlook favors a warmer- and drier-than-average September across the western United States, and a wetter-than-average month across the south-central Plains and much of the East.