When I was trick-or-treating with my kids on Halloween and it was 32 and snowing, I joked with them and said, "Watch it be 60 and raining on Christmas"......
If my memory serves me correctly, wasn't 2015-16 a Winter where the cold was always two weeks away but ended up staying on the other side of globe all winter?? I also remember a constant modeled SSWE that always threatened but never really materialized. Am I getting the right Winter??
This one is starting to feel a lot like that one...
Stebo, I've always respected your opinion and insight into the weather.
What are you thoughts on what the teleconnections are showing towards the end of December? I'm getting that feeling we are chasing a ghost as things continue to get pushed back.
Let me ask you all this- Would you rather have a cold and snowy first half of December to be taken by a Grinch Storm the week of Christmas, or the opposite?
To answer my own question, I'd take the latter. Hoping the latter is the case.
Same here. About a week ahead of last year.
Euro still has nice cold/wintry look for the next two weeks. Also supported by its ensemble. American models have been like unmanned fire hoses.