Temperatures could make a big difference with regards to accumulation. I'm at 29F now, I see the city at 35-36 which is not good.
Need 12z to hold or shift west otherwise 6z runs are more fluky than anything
I think we'll get something in this period but the better stuff waits til late Jan into Feb.
Upcoming pattern is likely the most favorable pattern for snow and significant snows that we've had in years. And peak snow climo too.
Snow chances will start to increase a lot in a week or so. MJO going to 8 again. Just not sure if it'll be more of what we saw in December or something more noteworthy.
Hopefully the flow can slow down enough to allow shortwaves to dig and amplify.
Agreed. It's too soon for us to benefit. I'd be shocked to see much snow prior to late Jan. If anything does come before then consider it a huge bonus.
Maybe the only consideration I'd give is a storm could occur during the +PNA spike aka pattern transition zone.
Doesn't mean it will snow though. A CMC depiction is more likely. In fact until the MJO circles back around I wouldn't be surprised to see little snowfall until late Jan.
It's not just bad luck. CC is affecting the weather patterns. This is why the Great lakes storm track has been so dominant and we've had a pacific jet on steroids over the last decade (record warm ssts western Pacific).
The classic coastal track and even miller Bs have been practically non-existent for several years now.