Weather for Springfield, Massachusetts
Lat: 42.12N, Lon: 72.54W
Wx Zone: MAZ011
CWA Used: BOX
Massachusetts Drought MonitorThe Massachusetts Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Massachusetts land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Massachusetts Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential. 000 FGUS71 KBOX 021838 ESFBOX CTC003-013-015-MAC001-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025- 027-NHC005-011-RIC001-003-005-007-009-041845- WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 238 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...THE FLOOD POTENTIAL ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND IS BELOW NORMAL... THIS IS THE FINAL SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK OF THE SEASON FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED EVERY TWO WEEKS DURING THE WINTER INTO THE SPRING TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. THE OUTLOOKS ARE BASED ON CURRENT AND FORECAST HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES STREAM AND RIVER LEVELS...ALONG WITH EXPECTED TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. ...PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES... PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION TOTALS ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS RANGED FROM 1.25 TO 3 INCHES...WHICH WAS 1.5 TO 3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH AVERAGED WITHIN A DEGREE OF NORMAL AT THE MAJOR CLIMATE SITES WITHIN THE AREA. ...RIVER LEVELS AND SOIL CONDITIONS... BECAUSE OF THE DRY CONDITIONS IN APRIL...RIVERS AND STREAMS FELL TO BELOW NORMAL OR WELL BELOW NORMAL LEVELS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. SOIL MOISTURE WAS BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. ...TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK... MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 7 DAYS...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BEING IN CONTROL FOR MUCH OF THIS PERIOD. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE PERIOD. IN CONTRAST...THE 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK /MAY 9 TO 15/ FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER CALLS FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS...VIA OUR WEB SITES HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/BOX...OR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON. ...SUMMARY... BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME...THE SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL IS BELOW NORMAL ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS IS LARGELY DUE TO THE BELOW NORMAL STREAMFLOW ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS...BELOW NORMAL SOIL MOISTURE...AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE NEXT 7 DAYS. KEEP IN MIND THAT HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE FLOODING ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS SHOULD CHECK THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...WHICH HIGHLIGHTS ANY POTENTIAL FLOOD EVENTS OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS. GO TO WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/BOX AND CLICK ON THE HAZARDOUS OUTLOOK SECTION ON THE TOP LEFT. THIS IS THE FINAL WINTER/SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR THE 2012/2013 SEASON. $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON |