The forecast through August indicates widespread water deficits in the east, including many areas of exceptional deficit, as surpluses retreat. In the Prairie Provinces, deficits in the south will shrink and downgrade. Surpluses will persist in much of the Fraser River watershed in British Columbia.

The forecast through July indicates that water deficits will increase in the east as surpluses shrink, and vast areas of exceptional deficit will persist. Deficits in southern Manitoba will be severe. Deficits will shrink and moderate in southern Saskatchewan and remain intense on Vancouver Island.

The forecast through June indicates that water deficits will increase in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the Gaspé Peninsula, along the St. Lawrence River, and in Southern Ontario. Deficits will become exceptional in southern Manitoba but will shrink in southern Saskatchewan.

The forecast through May indicates that exceptional water deficits will persist in large pockets in the east. deficits of varying intensity are forecast from north of Lake Ontario through Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City. deficits are expected to persist from southern Manitoba into Saskatchewan.