The forecast through August indicates widespread water deficits in the West, Rockies, Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast, and widespread surpluses fanning from the Gulf region in Louisiana. Deficits will be exceptional in Northern California, western Oregon, and the Utah Rockies.

The forecast through July indicates widespread water deficits of varying intensity in the West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Rockies, and Texas. Other areas of deficit include North Dakota, Michigan, New England, and the South Atlantic. Surpluses are forecast in Louisiana and Mississippi.

The forecast through June indicates water deficits in the West, Southwest, Rockies, Texas, Dakotas, Michigan, the Northeast, South Atlantic, and Deep South. Anomalies will be exceptional in North Dakota, Utah, and Arizona.

The forecast through May indicates that water deficits of varying intensity will increase, blanketing much of the West, Southwest, Rockies, Texas, the Deep South, and Florida. Anomalies will be exceptional in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Intense deficits are also forecast in North Dakota.

The forecast through April 2021 indicates that water deficits will shrink, but intense deficits are forecast in New Mexico, Colorado, North Dakota, and Florida. Surpluses will shrink in the Northwest, Great Lakes, and Mid-Atlantic, but will emerge in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.