The National Weather Service is calling for above normal temperatures in the contiguous – U.S. over the last three months of 2017.
The National Weather Service says the greatest chance of warmth comes in the Four Corners Region between October and December. This could possibly mean areas to the east may need some springtime rains to be ready for the spring planting season. That fact may be made worse because of drought spreading across the Midwest, including Kansas, as well as drought conditions that remain across parts of the Northern Plains.
The end of the year forecast calls for above normal precipitation in the Pacific Northwest. The forecast also calls for below-normal precipitation along the Gulf Coast and into Missouri.
Below-normal precipitation is in the forecast for eastern Kansas and Oklahoma.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is equally split between normal, above normal, and below normal chances for precipitation.
From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service.