The forecast through June indicates that water deficits will remain widespread in Brazil, while shrinking elsewhere, and will be exceptional in many pockets but especially in Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo States. Exceptional deficits are also forecast along the Paraguay and Paraná Rivers.

The forecast through May indicates that water deficits will shrink and downgrade overall but remain widespread in Brazil with exceptional anomalies in Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo State. Areas of surplus include eastern Colombia and pockets in the Guianas region.

The forecast through April 2021 indicates that water deficits will shrink considerably overall but will remain widespread in Brazil and southern Chile, and will be severe to exceptional on the Paraná River. Surpluses will emerge in a wide belt across the northern portion of the continent.

The forecast through March 2021 indicates that water deficits will shrink considerably but will remain widespread in Brazil and Chile, and widespread surpluses will emerge across the northern portion of the continent. Deficits will be intense in many regions of Brazil and southern Chile.

The forecast through February 2021 indicates that water deficits will shrink considerably overall but will remain widespread in Brazil. A vast band of surplus will emerge in the northern Amazon Basin, and surpluses are forecast for western Suriname, northern Guyana, and the Orinoco Delta.