The following are links to Climate Outlooks and sources of El Niño/Southern Oscillation information for the Rio Grande Valley, and general regional and national information.
Rio Grande Valley
- Winter 2017/18 Outlook: Warm and Dry Has It? La Niña, Persistence Lend Confidence to an Expected Warm/Dry Winter
- November 2017 to January 2018 Outlook: RGV Forecast Near Certain for a Record Warm Year in 2017
- Late Autumn/Early Winter 2017 Outlook: Heading Toward A Record Warm 2017: RGV Forecast Becoming More Confident for Such an Outcome
- Autumn 2017 Outlook: The "Dry's" Have It? September Holds Key to RGV Autumn; Drier than Wetter is the Lean
- Late Summer/Early Autumn 2017 Outlook: Record RGV Heat to Continue through Early Autumn; Rainfall Forecast Difficult and Could Be Dry
- Late Summer 2017 Outlook: Record 2017 Heat to Continue through Late Summer...But Will Rain Arrive in September? Predictive Data in Two Camps
- Summer 2017 Outlook: Record 2017 Heat to Continue through August
- Early Summer 2017 Outlook: Early to Mid Summer Heat to Continue into June; Rainfall Uncertain but Leaning Dry
- Late Spring 2017 Outlook: The Heat Goes On...and On. Will Periodic Rains Continue?
- Spring 2017 Outlook: Winter 2016/2017 Set a New Warm Record for the Valley. The Beat Goes on for Spring, But Will the Rains Come, Too?
- Early Spring 2017 Outlook: Ditto the Outlook for January to March, with No Freeze Likely
- Late Winter 2017 Outlook: Warm and Dry to Dominate with Worsening Drought Likely; Freeze Can’t Be Ruled Out Early
- Winter 2016/2017 Outlook: Warmer and Drier, but Wild Cards and Possible Freeze in the Deck
- Late Autumn/Early Winter 2016/2017 Outlook: Endless Summer Ends, Now What? Drier and Warmer Weather Expected to Prevail with Worsening Drought
- Autumn 2016 Outlook: September Swelter, Limited Rainfall, Building Drought?
- Early Autumn 2016 Outlook: La Canícula to Reign into mid August, but will it Rain in September?
- Late Summer 2016 Outlook: Searing Canícula Brings Hot and Dry Start, but For How Long?
- Summer 2016 Outlook: The Heat is On, Still
- Early Summer 2016 Outlook: Enough Rain to Keep Things Honest, but "Lean" is to the Hot Side
- Late Spring 2016 Outlook: Leaning Toward a Warmer and Drier than Normal Period, with Plenty of Uncertainty, as El Niño Wanes
- Spring 2016 Outlook: Dry Weather Dominated the RGV Winter. More on the Way through May?
- Early Spring 2016 Outlook: Fits...and Starts? Dry Weather Dominated January 2016. What Happens Now?
- Late Winter/Early Spring 2016 Outlook: Does the Rain Return in January and February 2016?
- Winter 2016 Outlook: El Niño Locks in Wet Forecast, but How Much Rain?
- Early Winter 2015/2016 Outlook: El Niño Took Flight in October; More Rain, Cooler Than Average Temperatures Ahead
- Late Autumn 2015 Outlook: October Should Transition to a Wetter and Cooler November and December
- Autumn 2015 Outlook: Heat Continues through September; Will El Niño Bring Back the Rain Thereafter?
- Early Autumn 2015 Outlook: Heat Rolls on Early; September and October Remain a Potentially Wetter Wild Card
- Late Summer 2015 Outlook: Dry Weather (finally) Ahead for the Rio Grande Valley?
- Summer 2015 Outlook: Will El Niño Bring Drier Weather, or Does Atmosphere Have More Wet Cards to Play?
- Early Summer 2015 Outlook: Flooding Rain, Wind and Hail Likely to Continue in May and Perhaps June
- Late Spring 2015 Outlook: Wet and Wild: Late Spring Offers More Rain and Increasing Thunderstorm Threat
- Spring 2015 Outlook: Does Cool, Damp Start Become a Severe Finish?
- Early Spring 2015 Outlook: Cool Confidence: Does January 2015’s Pattern Hold into Spring 2015 for RGV?
- Late Winter/Early Spring 2015 Outlook: After Warm December, Do El Niño, Other Factors Return the Chill to Valley?
- Winter 2014/2015 Outlook: Wet and Cool, Again? Confidence Increasing for Some Similarities with 2009/10, 2013/14
- Late Autumn/Early Winter 2014 Outlook: Likelihood for Weak El Niño Brings Hope for More Rain
- Late Autumn 2014 Outlook: Will Wet Trend Continue Through December?
- Autumn 2014 Outlook: September’s Wild Card May Determine the Trend of Autumn
- End of Summer/Early Autumn 2014 Outlook: Hot and Generally Dry; Whither the Tropics?
- Late Summer 2014 Outlook: Hot, or Not? El Niño, Long Term Trends Suggest So, but Confidence Lower
- Summer 2014 Outlook: Heaven Before Hell? Will El Niño Bring Summer Heat and Drought
- Early Summer 2014 Outlook: Hotter than H–e–...? Developing El Nino, Other Factors Increase Confidence for Summer Swelter
- Late Spring 2014 Outlook: Still Warm and Generally Dry? Confidence Lowering after Continued Cool Weather in March
- Spring 2014 Outlook: Warm and Generally Dry Trend Expected
- Early Spring 2014 Outlook: Will Helpful Rains of November/December 2013 Be A Memory by April?
- Late Winter/Early Spring 2014 Outlook: Confidence Grows a Bit for a Warm and Dry Period
- Winter 2013/14 Outlook: Warm, Generally Dry Weather Expected but Uncertainty Increases
- Late Autumn/Early Winter 2013 Outlook: Confidence Grows for a Warm, Dry Trend
- Autumn 2013 Outlook: Continued Warm, Return to Dry?
- Late Summer 2013 Update: Will September Live Up to Its Wet History?
- Mid Summer 2013 Update: Helter Skelter: Another Hot Summer – Is There Some Hope for Rain?
- Summer 2013 Outlook: Cruel Summer? RGV Drought to Intensify Again Amid Above Average Temperatures
- Late Spring/Summer 2013 Outlook: Exceptional Drought to Continue; Water Crisis May Reach Critical Mass
- Spring 2013 Outlook Update: Drought to Become Exceptional, Water Crisis Could Become Dire
- Spring 2013 Outlook: Drought Worsens, Heat Increases, Water Crisis Sets In
- Winter 2012/2013 Outlook: Warm and Dry; Drought Holding with a Few Freezes Possible
- November 2012: A Warm and Dry Month Leaning Toward a Similar Early Winter
- Mid January 2012: Here Comes Trouble? Early Spring Will Extend Devastating Drought
- Late December 2011: A Theory on Why Drought Took a Time Out
- El Niño Southern Oscillation Box/Whisker Temperature Analysis, Deep S. Texas (Default: Jan. – Mar.)
- El Niño Southern Oscillation Box/Whisker Precipitation Analysis, Deep S. Texas (Default: Jan. – Mar.)
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