It’s that time and we are 6 weeks away from the start of the 2024 monsoon season.  In this month’s Southwest Climate Podcast, hosts Zack Guido and Mike Crimmins cover the end of the winter season, the transition month of April and give an early preview to the monsoon.  Will the shift from El Niño to La Niña make for a dry or wet monsoon or active hurricane season?  Will Zack break Mike’s eternal optimism with what the forecast models are saying?  Listen in so you can be ready to play the Monsoon Fantasy Forecast Game!     Recorded: May 3, 2024 Aired: May 8, 2024   Mentions: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension - Climate Sciences Applications Climate.gov ENSO blog - “Untangling the winter 2023-24 precipitation forecast ball of yarn” Southwest U.S. Summer Monsoon Season Precipitation Mapping University of Arizona News - “Brace for a very active hurricane season this year, warn UArizona forecasters” NWS - CPC North American Multi-Model Ensemble