Forecasters say cooler temperatures in May could help spare California a devastating spring snowmelt.
State and federal officials expect to deliver 100% of requested water supplies to communities across California, as reservoirs fill with epic snowmelt.Parts of California’s Central Valley continue to battle flooding after an extremely wet winter. While state water officials havethis spring and summer due to increased river flows, NOAA’s outlook raised hopes that the so-called Big Melt might be milder than initially forecast.
“We’re not seeing any very warm periods that would cause concern just yet, and the hope is that when we do see those, or if we do see those, that they will be later in the season when the snowpack isn’t quite as large,” said Andrew Schwartz, lead scientist at UC Berkeley’s. “I would say things are looking pretty optimistic in terms of keeping any type of flooding — and the severity of that flooding — light.
California is not expected to see prolonged, above-normal temperatures for several months, according to the Climate Prediction Center’s. However, that doesn’t mean there won’t be variations in temperature during that time period. Long-range forecasts focus on a month’s average temperature, Handel said.
“So that does not preclude the possibility of having having some warm spells in there or having some cold spells,” he said.
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