The forecast through August indicates water surpluses in the Balkans, U.K., and Western European Russia. Deficits will increase and intensify in France, becoming severe. Deficits are also forecast for Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Serbia, and several regions in northern Italy.

The forecast through July indicates that water surpluses will decrease in Eastern Europe and the Balkans and shrink but remain widespread in Western European Russia. Deficits will increase in Central Europe and will be particularly widespread and severe in France.

The forecast through June indicates that water surpluses will shrink considerably, persisting in pockets of the U.K. and Balkans. Deficits will increase around the Baltic Sea, and in Germany, France, and western Hungary. Anomalies will continue to be exceptional in Estonia and Latvia.

The forecast through May indicates that water surpluses will shrink considerably but will persist in western European Russia and pockets in the land-locked countries of Central Europe and in the Balkans. Intense deficits will persist in Estonia, Latvia, and north-central Germany.

The forecast through April 2021 indicates that water surpluses will shrink and downgrade somewhat but remain widespread in western European Russia, the U.K. and Ireland, Central Europe, and the northern Balkans. Deficits will persist in Estonia, Latvia, Germany, and Belgium.