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.
The law of averages says it's a fool's errand to bet against most Winter forecasts(Warm & Dry) at this time, but the long term teleconnections are dangling a carrot.....and i'm a sucker for it.
On top of the arbitrariness of the forecaster, the timing impact( weekday commute vs. weekend) and early in the season storms vs. battle hardened end of the season is another big factor. So why are we talking about this again??
If the IOD is forecast to be in a positive phase this winter couple with an El Nino, which typically translates to an MJO phase between 8-1, why are so many winter forecast's warm. Curious??