The forecast through August indicates water deficits in many regions, moderate to severe overall but more intense in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia; Ankara, Turkey; and Baghdad and the lower Gharraf Canal in Iraq. Surpluses are forecast in Turkey from Konya past Lake Tuz.
Middle East: Intense water deficits forecast in Central Iran
Global Precipitation & Temperature Outlook May 2022
Middle East: Widespread water deficits forecast
Global Precipitation & Temperature Outlook April 2022
Exceptionally hotter than normal temperatures are indicated in the April 2022 Outlook for many regions in the Middle East, Central and South Asia, Siberia, and the Yellow (Huang He) and Yangtze River Basins in China. In Central Asia and parts of the Middle East conditions will also be drier than normal.