The forecast through March indicates widespread water surpluses in western European Russia, Nordic Europe, Ireland, and the northern U.K. Central Europe can expect pockets of surplus. Areas of deficit include France, Italy, the Iberian Peninsula, and Estonia.
Europe: Water deficits will emerge in Portugal & SW Spain
Europe: Water deficits to persist in S France & Estonia
The forecast through January 2022 indicates that water deficits will shrink in the Nordic nations as surpluses increase. Intense deficits will persist in Estonia. Moderate surpluses are forecast in the U.K., Belgium, and northern France, and moderate deficits in western Ukraine, southern France, and Italy.