LCRA meteorologists speak to Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club

On Thursday, April 20, LCRA Chief Meteorologist Bob Rose and Hydrologist/ Meteorologist Ethan Williams were guests at the Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club.

Rose presented LCRA predictions of the weather forecast for spring through summer 2023 for the Lower Colorado River Basin. Some of the points raised by Rose, as noted by the Lions, include: -La Nina has ended. La Nina is the weather pattern that causes the Jet Stream to move northward and weaken over the eastern Pacific. During La Nina winters, the South sees warmer, dryer conditions than usual. The North tends to be wetter and colder. This is what the community has been experiencing, but this weather pattern is now over.

-Strong predictions for the development of an El Nino weather pattern by late summer: El Nino causes the Jet Stream to move south which leads to cooler, wetter conditions than usual in the South and warmer, dryer conditions in the North.

-Rainfall forecast for the South should be slightly above normal through the summer.

-Rainfall forecast for the South this fall is above normal, which is good news for rice farmers.

-Summer temperatures are not expected to be as extreme as they were last year.

The Lions Club said they found the presentation to be informative.