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Spring in Bellingham and Whatcom County could bring more rain and possible flooding, according to long-range forecasts from the National Weather Service and the private forecasting agency AccuWeather.

AccuWeather issued its forecast for meteorological spring — the months of March, April and May — on Tuesday, calling for “wet, flooding” in the Northwest. Although the Northwest is seeing a break from the heavy rain and snow that battered Western Washington in November and December, that could change soon, said AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Pastelok.

NOAA’s outlook for March-April-May sees a greater chance of below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation over the next three months.