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You love to see it. I'm feeling like some early Thanksgiving week

My favorite chart explains a lot today. Not shown, Rutgers snow cover is AN in the NH. Below we see high pressure all over Canada; hence, it's cold in the Lower 48. Note that Siberia is already back in low pressure. That's not just Putin's approval rating. I believe we get a mild couple weeks starting around Thanksgiving. The big question is whether this record -EPO in November (currently) foreshadows more blocking much of this winter. I'd really like to see a full cycle through both patterns. I thought we'd know more by Champions Classic Tuesday tomorrow. It'll have to be the Thanksgiving week basketball tournaments.

I wasn't able to watch much of the game. From what you post, and looking at the gamecast graph on ESPN I can deduce Colorado played zone D. Is that right? Vols need to penetrate that. Drive inside. High-Low is OK but don't just chuck 3s without probing. Otherwise, every team will play zone. I can't stand zone D. It should be punished with drives inside, drawing fouls, and even taking offensive fouls to establish physicality.

If the mountains were not there, winters would be much better in East Tenn. However the Carolina cliff diving would be even worse, lol!

I'll take an order of Holiday severe weather.

Tennessee Football had a nice win over evil Mizzou. Today Tennessee men's basketball hosts Colorado. College basketball begins for real, vs a major. Then Tuesday is the Champions Classic! Life is better than I indicated in the main weather thread, haha.

The rain is needed. For southeast Tennessee the precipitation type question is answered by an old rock ballad. Cold November Rain by G&R. This overcast has me feeling very pessimistic about everything. No snow this winter, haha.

This helps explain the incoming cold pattern. High press eastern Siberia plays nicely with the AK 500 mb ridge forecast on models. Snow cover is also AN (Rutgers map not shown). Note snowcover is worthless without pressure context. Low press / high snow is stormy and mild. High press high snow sets the table for cold if it's delivered. Looking ahead, models don't keep the cold pattern long. However it bears watching. If the cold hangs in longer than a couple weeks, it could be the November preview of winter deal. Of course a quick strong mild recovery may also be a winter preview. We'll know more after the Champions Classic Novie 15th, because college basketball has all the answers, haha!

If the upcoming AK ridge driven cold pattern is brief; then, we can get back to a more La Nina warm pattern. It would tee up chances for late autumn and early winter severe.

Please do not share the first image because it is a subscription. Does it look so familiar around here? Cold is coming, but could be very modulated into the shallow SER. Too early in the season to undercut. My favorite pressure chart is mixed signals; so of course, I'm bearish East Tenn. Maybe the Mid-South? I'm not sure if winter or severe, lol!

UK Met Office just went cooler than normal UK through Jan. However they do not forecast for mainland Europe and certainly not North America. Still, their NAO forecast plays a big role, so... For EU energy security I hope Europe is mild, but we can't control any of that. US is fine either way. Yes I believe SER will be the dominant weather pattern in La Nina. However a colder secondary pattern is likely, maybe stout once or twice, esp Mid South. Nina is variable and the NAO may get negative at times. Check of my favorite 7-day mean surface pressure anomaly echos my mixed sentiment. For the most part cold and stormy is locked up Arctic. No big Arctic highs. However some is spilling into China and North America. Press chart with temperature colors.. Bonus. Australia is colder than normal with that South Pole block from hell.

Yes it's a warm look. Sea level press anomalies 7-day mean. Instead of ridging in Siberia and Canada, low press locks cold North.

Chattanooga cold rain ending before it changes to snow looks legit.

Winter weather at Halloween is becoming a tradition, esp if you count cold rain. However Chatty had flurries one recent Halloween. I prefer severe wx but whatever. Actually if some things come together right early next week, but they won't.

Tennessee Volunteers would beat the KC Chiefs. Sunday pissed me off, but Saturday was so much fun!

Looks like a warm 11-15 day period to close out October. November is very up in the air with competing influences. I'll get serious about a winter outlook in early November.

Looks like we will use up our good winter weather pattern in October. When's the next chance of severe weather? UPDATE: 12Z Tue Euro, I was only joking!

Regarding the PV, Southern Hemisphere, et al. Congrats Mid South! Here in southeast Tennessee I'll enjoy our obligatory SER anyway.

Size of Ian created so much more ACE than Charley. Unfortunately ACE has consequences.

Yeah @Save the itchy algae! it'll be windy through the Mountains this weekend. I think 15-30 mph in the Valley; mostly 15-20 mph with G30 mph. Should (I hope) be too early to screw up mountain leaves. Then one can check rainfall forecasts at WPC or NHC. I hate what's happening in Cuba; Ian acts like no land is there. I'm also quite concerned for Florida.

Yeah it can happen. Was it Opal? Storm in the mid-1990s crapped out on the way in. However they've gone the other way recently. Florida must remain on guard regardless of Category. Big wind field would maintain energy.

Pretty ludicrous tbh. it appears the models missed a little short-wave ridge north of it. Said short-wave ridging did two things. Typhoon turned left with RI. Andrew pulled a stunt like that east of Florida.

Clearwater and St. Pete at least looks in the right side passing, if not worse. @Dbullsfan22 I'm already looking for non-met friends down there; otherwise, the Board normally does not do that type of forecast.

I know seasonal forecasting is precarious.. However I think I declare the Vols are back! In even strangers news, Kansas could get ranked soon.

Still seems on track. Chatty will depend on a lucky track. Agree the Mid-South looks better for snow than the true Tennessee Valley. TRI has that nerve racking taking turns with wind direction between Kingsport and JC. Probably splits a little both ways. Upslope one side. Heartbreak ridge the other. Clint Eastwood movie reference.