Well we may have blocking in December this year which should help as long as the Pacific isn't a complete dumpster fire like last year
MJO going to 7 to end November and then slow down but there are some hints it could go to 8.
Ensembles looking pretty decent for December. Notice -AO trending stronger everyday
Could be a few mild days in there too. Agree with snowman that snowy pattern will have to wait until AO blocking materializes.
Record -EPO favors cold/dry most likely but the brunt of the cold is to our west and some SE ridging will keep a gradient so some storminess wouldn't surprise me
With high amplitude MJO expected to traverse phases 7-8 to start December and AO going negative odds are better than normal for a cold/snowy December
Nina climo is also generally favorable for Dec as well.
Pretty sure it is the warmest 1st two weeks of November or in the top 3 at least.
Going from a +12 to +15 anomaly from November 1-12 to a -5 to -10 will be a major shock to many
Think there's some warmup end of November or early December before next chill down.
Looks like a high amplitude MJO passage into 7 which should ignite Atlantic blocking
GFS with an interesting system on the 18th. Interior snows wouldn't surprise me.
Also with record -EPO and Greenland blocking trending stronger I wouldn't be surprised to see the low end up further south.
The more west solutions means it's phasing with the front instead of getting kicked by it.
I actually prefer it over plain rain. At least we might get some severe weather & strong gusts out of it.
GFS has also been trending with developing a quick coastal on Sunday with leftover baroclinic energy and a tilting trough. If it were just a couple weeks later I'd think we might get some snow out of it.
Still lots of questions regarding intensity, phasing, etc.
Will be interesting to see if this blows up before hitting FL. A stronger system there will mean a stronger one up here.