NEG NAO

of course it will take a break but smaller breaks through January before the next arctic front comes through - also those great lakes cutters especially on the GFS are hard to believe with that massive blocking stretched across Greenland and westward - GFS has done this before trying to force the LP's to far into the block

this shortwave is the strongest of the few arriving here the next few days - capable of putting down some accumulations in some areas of the region

those enhanced areas might not be located in the same areas depicted here - also an inverted trough situation could develop the timing of this event is critical because there will be more people traveling then a usual week day night. A wide range of amounts region wide is a possibility - not guaranteed yet. I am sure I will get a weenie from some here - I wish they would get rid of these 5th grade emoji's here .

what do you consider a "bigger" snow event ?

I have received about 9 inches total from Clippers this month - making December an above normal snowfall month

Any maps too post showing it ?

impressive to say the least - individual storms produced by this still to be determined

Upton is unsure about this but mentions in their discussion its possible - anyones guess right now

you have the precip outlook maps to post ? - this time of year below normal temps here almost guarantee frozen precip

Euro long range is suggesting a pattern change closer to mid-month as a storm tracks further south and then northeast into our neck of the woods

down time ? I am currently under a Winter Weather Advisory

glad you posted this in the banter thread

thats cool - which program you use to create that ? Also all those period marks I put in my most represents all the banter posts already in the new January 2026 thread - nonsense posts asking where forum member Allsnow is and then discussions back and forth about it and a couple other nonsense posts

its too bad most of the banter ends up in the monthly main weather threads and storm threads ...........usually by the same people

yes but earlier on the 1st - will be interesting to see how this evolves and if the developing LP taps additional moisture from the ocean