Northeast is on the margins with expansive ridge located south central US rest of December.
Stronger Arctic blocking would make a big difference as gradient patterns like this can be very active
Enjoy the snow because the rest of the month looks rather mild and wet. Friday's storm looks quite potent, strong rain/wind potential
Maybe signs things turn around late December.
It'll be interesting to see if that applies again but generally that has seemed to work out well. The higher end 4-5" totals will need to verify though
Strong gradient like pattern. Some models showing Arctic ridging. If the gradient can slip south every now and then for latter Dec and Jan then it could get interesting.
I'd feel better being north though