# Western Snow Season 2022-23 Preview: A Look at Water Supplies and the Winter Outlook in 10 Maps | November 30, 2022 | Drought.gov

> NOAA's preview says western snowpack and reservoirs are at multi-decade lows, with Lake Mead and Lake Powell below 30% of capacity. The seasonal outlook favors drier, warmer conditions in the southern West this winter, the third La Niña winter in a row.

- Date: 2022-11-30 · published 2022-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38581-western-snow-season-2022-23-preview-a-look-at-water-supplies-and-the-winter
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Western water shortages could cut irrigated crop acreage and hay output, which may tighten local feed supplies and support cattle feeding costs.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-21 | [Livestock Wx for 8/21/20: Predicting derechos; La Niña odds influence Sep-Oct-Nov outlook - Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51522-livestock-wx-for-8-21-20-predicting-derechos-la-nina-odds-influence-sep-oct-nov.md) | -1.2% | -2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-04 | [Winter Weather Outlook for 2019-2020 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55982-winter-weather-outlook-for-2019-2020-integrated-crop-management.md) | +1.2% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-18 | [California-Nevada Drought Status Update \| October 18, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39030-california-nevada-drought-status-update-october-18-2022-drought-gov.md) | +2.3% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-25 | [Livestock Wx for 11-22-19: No El Niño, No La Niña, So What's Driving NOAA Outlooks? - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55984-livestock-wx-for-11-22-19-no-el-nino-no-la-nina-so-what-s-driving-noaa-outlooks.md) | +2.2% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-10-18 | [Cow-Calf Corner: Higher feed prices this winter - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44688-cow-calf-corner-higher-feed-prices-this-winter-texas-and-southwestern-cattle.md) | -0.4% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/news/western-snow-season-2022-23-preview-look-water-supplies-and-winter-outlook-10-maps-2022-11-30

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