While we patiently wait, I thought this video from NBC 4 Meteorologist Ryan Miller may help to keep expectations in check with regards to December snow…
When Will D.C. See Snow? Here's a Look at Winter Trends https://www.nbcwashington.com/weather/when-will-d-c-see-snow-heres-a-look-at-winter-trends/3218470/
Cold shot in the Dec 8-9 period could be the one to set us up for a wintry event. The weekend of the 9-12 period that Cape has referenced appears to be our first chance of accumulating snow east of the mountains. Too early to pinpoint a particular wave.
Initially, I had been looking at Dec 5-6 period but it looks like that is too early.
WB 6Z GEFS. The probability maps say no strong signal for a storm the next 2 weeks. It is still too early to be analyzing every run….
The press of colder air is hopefully just delayed and not denied…but not cold enough the next 2 weeks.
In his WB blog earlier last week, JB stated he has concerns for “severe cold” around mid month. He also said in one of his videos that he did not want to lose viewers by stating how the pattern will evolve in January….(the implication was torch in January.)
WB 12Z GEFS teleconnections. Look pretty good to me. One thing about the PNA, though negative it is not at record low -4 standard deviation to overwhelm everything else like last December…
We both know that the model with the least cold and snow usually wins out around here, but there is cold air lurking in Canada this year so at least we are in the ball game….
Probably not east of the mountains. My point is that the models are all over the place outside a few days. Hopefully it will be a December to remember!!!
I love cold weather around Thanksgiving….excuse to eat more! Plus it can’t hurt to chill water temperatures for our hopes for December Nor’easter! Long range models are volatile for December, but not showing wall to wall torch… too much negativity in here. It is cold for any day of the winter today…sunny in mid 30s with teen windchills…come on…
Well at least there is some cold air around as we head into December. Felt like it did not go below freezing until after the New Year last winter…with a little luck the pattern will give many of us some snow by the end of the year. Could not say that in mid November last year looking into December.
Everyone keeps saying what if this were 3 weeks later, climo, are we alluding to water temps? Or what? We have snow cover to our north to help support our source regions….water temps are above normal. WB maps
I alway consider November 11 the period where we can start watching for snow….took 4 hours to travel from University of MD College Park to Greenbelt that day when surprise snowstorm hit….cars were abandoned all along my route home….thunder snow fell fast and furious. One of the most memorable storms of my life so far…