Most regions within the 48 contiguous U.S. states are likely to see hotter-than-normal temperatures this summer, according to the Climate Prediction Center, a branch of the National Weather Service.
A predictive map published May 19 shows high probabilities for above-normal temperatures almost everywhere in the Lower 48 during June, July, and August. Only in the far Northern Plains — parts of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana — and the far Northwest — parts of Oregon and Washington state — are there even equal chances of temperatures being either above or below normal.