Everyone had a meltdown when I mentioned CC in the New England forum.
I don't understand why it's so triggering to people and how is a scientific fact political. It's like saying 2+2=4 is controversial.
But you can't ignore it. We are crushing past records.
NJ has seen plenty of interesting weather over the years arguably moreso than many places up north.
From hurricanes to major flooding to tornadoes, wind events, snowstorms so that statement makes zero sense.
Gfs op really replicates the Jan MJO 7 pattern to a tee through day 10.
More ridging out west, cold in the middle and ridge resistance off the east coast.
Also wants to do a flash freeze Sunday night but we know how that usually plays out.
Yes they are. I live in the suburbs so the cold has been enough to kill most blooms but many urban places barely dropped below freezing.
The current warmth will only help.
And I don't see that stopping anytime soon which means winters from now on should mostly be a lot milder with less snows.
Occasionally there could still be patterns that deliver a significant snowstorms but they'll be a lot rarer.
Our golden era is sadly over. Meanwhile the west coast and Pacific NW will have their golden era at least until the warming becomes too much.
Any OP run past 5 days is in weenie land. Even 3+ days is a lot.
Ensembles still look iffy with continued -PNA. If blocking were stronger we could've counteracted it.
Right now things look very cutterish.
I think mid Jan to Feb 15-20 will likely torch. If blocking hangs around then it'll be cooler. Best snowfall opportunities will be 1st half of Jan and then late winter.
Good chance that blocking showing up now will show its face again and the -PNA won't be as damaging late winter due to wavelength changes. In fact a -PNA after Feb 20 is more favorable than a +PNA for snows here.
Idk what's worse, his politics or his weather forecasts.
He called for global cooling in the 2010s & instead there was an acceleration in warming.
It's the same song and dance every year. Big cold & snows in the east or major hurricane strike in the northeast.
Eventually he'll be right but so is a dead clock.
Yeah it's pretty crappy.
The Gfs is way too gung-ho on these snowy solutions and it means nothing when it's 3+ days out.
9 out of 10 times the warmest, least snowy model wins