SUMMER
OUTLOOK
Updated at 5:30pm on Thursday May 8 ,
2008
by Storm Team
Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane
In the 6-10 day outlook, watching a few cold fronts
dropping into the southern plains. And, while this isn't out of
the ordinary, it will bring in some cooler than normal temperatures
with rain chances still below average.
In the 8-14 day
outlook, a more progressive storm track with more cold fronts possible,
but moisture may be lacking during the wettest time of the year which
means we may see some below normal rainfall chances.
We really dodged
a bullet this past winter as we have been tracking La Nina since late
last year. We knew that this winter was going to be a dry
one, but as we mentioned before, La Nina tends to become a
little less active during the spring season. The region of cooler than
normal ocean temperatures is showing signs of weakening, which means
that temperatures and rain chances for the summer season may trend
closer to normal. Because of this, the summer outlook will see
normal rain chances and normal temperatures. Farewell La Nina...for
now.