The forecast through July indicates that water deficits will increase across North Africa as exceptional deficits emerge in the east, but deficits will downgrade in the Horn, around the Gulf of Guinea, Angola, and southwestern Namibia. Areas of surplus include the Sahel and Botswana.

The forecast through June indicates that water deficits in the Horn of Africa and around the Gulf of Guinea will shrink and downgrade but deficits in North Africa will increase and intensify. Intense surpluses are forecast in the Sahel. Other areas of surplus include Tanzania, Namibia, and Botswana.

The forecast through May indicates that water deficits will shrink and downgrade though exceptional deficits will persist in the north. Surpluses are forecast across the Sahel, exceptional in southern Chad. Surpluses will shrink in East Africa but remain widespread from Botswana into Namibia.

The forecast through April 2021 indicates that widespread water deficits in the north and the Horn will shrink and downgrade. Surpluses will persist in the eastern Sahel, shrink in East Africa, and increase in Botswana, spilling into nearby nations and through Namibia to the coast.

The forecast through March 2021 indicates that water deficits will shrink and downgrade. Deficits in North Africa will be mild to moderate overall. Surpluses will continue in the eastern Sahel, but transitions will begin in the west. Surpluses will persist in East Africa and emerge in south-central Africa.