The forecast through October indicates widespread water deficits though exceptional deficits will shrink considerably. Deficits will be severe from France through Germany, and many pockets in England, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans, and of even greater intensity on many major rivers.
Europe: Water surplus will increase in Germany
Europe: Water deficits to persist in many regions
Europe: Water deficits in C. Europe & around the Baltic
Europe: Water deficits forecast for much of Europe
The forecast through September indicates widespread water deficits throughout much of Europe, with exceptional anomalies in Finland, the Baltics, Belarus, southern Germany, Belgium, Austria, and Extremadura, Spain. Many rivers will be affected as well, with exceptional deficits on the Danube and Drava, and severe deficits on the Rhine, Allier, Dordogne, and Loire Rivers.