Additional CFSv2 SST forecasts

Mar 2026 to Nov 2026  (Updated: Fri Feb 13 23:55:01 UTC 2026)

This page provides some additional graphics of SST anomalies from the NCEP coupled forecast system model version 2 (CFSv2). Anomalies are computed as the departure from 1991-2020 climatology. More forecast plots are available at CFSv2 seasonal forecast display. For Nino3.4 SST index, two additional versions are included in the table. One uses a probability density function (PDF) correction and the other uses a PDF correction plus an additional spread adjustment.

Nino SSTs
Monthly
Seasonal
 Nino3.4
 Nino3.4
(PDF+Spread correction)
 rNino3.4
 rNino3.4
(PDF+Spread correction)
 Nino3.4
 Nino3.4
(PDF+Spread correction)
 rNino3.4
 rNino3.4
(PDF+Spread correction)
E1 E2 E3
E1 E2 E3
E1 E2 E3
E1 E2 E3
E1 E2 E3
E1 E2 E3
E1 E2 E3
E1 E2 E3

Three-month-mean spatial anomalies
Variable
Anomaly (Global)
Anomaly (Tropical Pacific)
Relative anomaly (Tropical Pacific)
SST
E1 E2 E3
E1 E2 E3
E1 E2 E3