Current snow cover extent across the CONUS is pretty pathetic, even for a big El Niño winter.

I wouldn't get overly excited about a consistently cold/snowy pattern, esp on the US East Coast & the southern US, until we fill in most of the barren ground between the north-central… pic.twitter.com/fv7ABIesUc

— Eric Webb (@webberweather) December 15, 2023