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45 minutes ago, EasternLI said:

Yeah, it's a great point. I was thinking about this a little. Kind of goes along with the ideas of patterns lingering in recent years. But also, check out the 2 areas of tropical convection there. Compared to the actual (not anomalies) sst. It lines up really well with the warmest water. But the cooler water near Indonesia is playing a role to it appears. That's interesting.

 

Yeah, competing marine heatwaves are becoming the key to understanding these extreme winter patterns. It adds a new level of complexity to seasonal forecasting. So the old La Niña or El Nino based forecasts are becoming less reliable. 

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23 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Yeah, competing marine heatwaves are becoming the key to understanding these extreme winter patterns. It adds a new level of complexity to seasonal forecasting. So the old La Niña or El Nino based forecasts are becoming less reliable. 

Absolutely. It's the same thing we observed in December, but now it's a bit different.

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Just now, EasternLI said:

Absolutely. It's the same thing we observed in December, but now it's a bit different.

Yeah, it leads to these dramatic  pattern changes over a short period of time like we saw from December to January. Now it looks like the January pattern is repeating in February. So a combination of big weather swings and stuck weather patterns. 
 

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, bluewave said:

Yeah, it leads to these dramatic  pattern changes over a short period of time like we saw from December to January. Now it looks like the January pattern is repeating in February. So a combination of big weather swings and stuck weather patterns. 
 

 

 

 

so this is like a scaled down version of 2014-15?  Interesting, I loved that winter.

 

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A significant snowfall will impact the Great Lakes region late tonight through Thursday. The precipitation from that system will spread eastward, with a moderate to significant snowfall likely across upstate New York and central and northern New England. Detroit will likely see its first 10" or above snowfall since February 15-16, 2021 when 10.4" accumulated.

In the northern Mid-Atlantic region, tomorrow will see temperatures rise further. Much of the region will likely see the mercury rise into the lower and perhaps middle 40s. Afterward, the storm that will be producing the snowfall from the Great Lakes to northern New England will bring some rain or rain changing to freezing rain, sleet and snow Thursday into Friday. A cold weekend will follow.

There remain hints on the long range guidance that the second half of February could experience a significant pattern change. That pattern change would lead to a return of sustained above normal readings. Much can still change given the timeframe involved.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was -0.5°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.7°C for the week centered around January 26. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.85°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.92°C. La Niña conditions will likely persist through meteorological winter.

The SOI was +21.66 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -0.124.

On January 30 the MJO was in Phase 6 at an amplitude of 0.533 (RMM). The January 29-adjusted amplitude was 0.565 (RMM).

 

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2 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

A significant snowfall will impact the Great Lakes region late tonight through Thursday. The precipitation from that system will spread eastward, with a moderate to significant snowfall likely across upstate New York and central and northern New England. Detroit will likely see its first 10" or above snowfall since February 15-16, 2021 when 10.4" accumulated.

In the northern Mid-Atlantic region, tomorrow will see temperatures rise further. Much of the region will likely see the mercury rise into the lower and perhaps middle 40s. Afterward, the storm that will be producing the snowfall from the Great Lakes to northern New England will bring some rain or rain changing to freezing rain, sleet and snow Thursday into Friday. A cold weekend will follow.

There remain hints on the long range guidance that the second half of February could experience a significant pattern change. That pattern change would lead to a return of sustained above normal readings. Much can still change given the timeframe involved.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was -0.5°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.7°C for the week centered around January 26. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.85°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.92°C. La Niña conditions will likely persist through meteorological winter.

The SOI was +21.66 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -0.124.

On January 30 the MJO was in Phase 6 at an amplitude of 0.533 (RMM). The January 29-adjusted amplitude was 0.565 (RMM).

 

Walt may be right about the pattern change coming after Presidents Day

If so we may be in store for another big snow storm between now and then.  February is when they are most likely to happen.

 

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The next 8 days of February are averaging  30degs.(24/35) or -4.

Reached 44 here yesterday.

Today: 44-47, wind e. to s., cloudy.

No real snow showing for the next 10 days.      Maybe on SuperBall Sunday!

35*(84%RH) here at 6am.     37* at 8am.      40* at 9am.      42* at 9:30am.      47* at 11am.        48* at 1pm.       44* at 5pm and a foggy, soggy mess---1/4mi. visibility.

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Morning thoughts…

It will be partly to mostly cloudy and mild. High temperatures will likely reach the lower to middle 40s in most of the region. Likely high temperatures around the region include:

New York City (Central Park): 42°

Newark: 41°

Philadelphia: 45°

A storm will impact the region late tonight through Friday. Cold air will return for the weekend.

Normals:

New York City: 30-Year: 40.0°; 15-Year: 40.2°

Newark: 30-Year: 40.6°; 15-Year: 40.9°

Philadelphia: 30-Year: 41.8°; 15-Year: 41.9°

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