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Another day of clouds here. The forecast was for mostly sunny. But, so far 90 % of this day has been mostly cloudy. A theme the last 10 months.

Interesting AO forecast. Lots of spread, and not like the last two years. The strat warming( CW ) not influencing the AO, by a lack of coupling. As mentioned later in this post, in 1958 and 1968 they did couple but several weeks later. Giuseppe Petricca @gmrpetricca 47m Today's zonal GPH chart gives us a good example of uncoupled/limited coupling tropo-strato in the forecast. Strong stratospheric anomalies are present in the 10–50 hPa layer (and above - red rectangle), but below 100-200hPa, the situation is different, with limited vertical coupling (blue rectangle). While the stratosphere maintains a persistent positive anomaly pattern, at least until towards the end of the run, these signals do not propagate downward in a way that would typically influence lower-level circulation (for example, look at the orange/red anomalies back at the start of October, where they covered the entire column). In the troposphere, anomalies remain more variable and horizontally confined, indicating that the two atmospheric levels are acting more or less "on their own".

From https://x.com/judah47/status/1992608265507946858 Seems very reasonable. Third week of December looks good.

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If only the weeklies were correct for once in the super long range. Nice look mid to late December.

Eric Webb @webberweather The current global SSTa pattern is very favorable for the -EPO/+TNH pattern w/ the warmest water on the entire planet ~160E in the South Eq Pacific. The MJO is obviously giving it a huge boost here too. Eric Webb @webberweather · 16m I definitely underestimated how quickly this winter would dip into the ‘ol well of -EPO/+TNH we’ve seen so frequently the last 10-15 years. This pattern is only going to get stronger later in winter when the polar vortex intensifies& the warm pool starts zonally advecting east.

There have been winters that provided remarkable snow and ice events. Long duration cold, MECS, etc. nothing weird about that.

Thats a bummer. Some feel the Mid Atlantic will do well because it is a Nina and its December, however I think we end the month below normal snowfall here, which by Dec. climo is not that much anyway, as far as temps its up and down. Basically nothing remarkable down here. Winters are not great anymore for cold and snowlovers in my hood.

Looks encouraging, because some are worried about the SER and a rebounding PV in December. If you simply look at an East Coast Nina in December you would expect the look that you have posted in the 18z GFS.

Fascinating the cold in the SW and the Baja. The deep troughs on the West Coast this year, and the last several, have been an issue leading to a SER. That 15 to 45 day map is interesting showing a cold anomaly from Alaska to the Baja.

I'm not even sure if it's wise to look at outcomes that far back.

Eric Webb @webberweather It’s easy to spot Convectively Coupled Kelvin waves (blue dashed lines) propagating quickly thru the mjo envelope (black dashed line) the next few weeks on the forecast VP200a Hovmöller (left) This is largely why you’re seeing these loop-de-loops on the RMM phase plots (right)

Snowcover and cold both become established in Canada by early December. This should help as the cold gradually pushes South with time.

Allan Huffman @RaleighWx 22m Well for all you #SSWE people out there. Today's 00z EPS showed all members (100%) showing a 10mb U wind reversal over the north pole around 11/28 to 11/29. The implications, are enhanced blocking risk in December and the possibility that the SPV will be further receptive to weakening later in the Winter which could influence the mid/late Winter.

Warming events taking place at both the North Pole and the South Pole with assist the MJO in progressing into phase 8 in December.

Didn't Webb say the - NAO was going to lock in ?

Another sub forum poster mentioned that despite a general - PNA in December, ( if that were to occur ) leads to the following Jan.'s PNA to average positive. This is under similiar ENSO conditions.

Looking at the models this morning, the MJO, and the various indicies I am thinking Pac might need some time to improve moving into December. What are your updated thoughts on the evolution of the Pac, such as the EPO and the PNA domains. Of note to me is how active the rainfall has been in California recently.

Thats does not seem to match what I am looking at. There are many MJO models and many possible outcomes. As @psuhoffman mentioned a couple days ago, having a great Pac in December, versus a - NAO is a more realistic path to cold and snow in our area, and I totally agree. The Pac has screwed us several times in recent years and the - NAO is hard to predict. Its occurrence ( -NAO ) does not in any way guarantee snow. The block one year dived far to the SW that we warmed up and Texas had a blizzard. Another year it linked with the SER, and yet another year Canada was so warm the -NAO was useless. I would say a lot in December depends on the Pac. If things fall apart there then the hopes of a wintry December will not happen.

What are your thoughts on the SST profile in the NW Atlantic, North Central Atlantic outside of the MJO, QBO and strat in regards to the appearence of the warm, cold, warm tripole shown in this image below ? ( - NAO ) Is it significant, or will it change in a week or two and be meaningless ?

I don't give a crap about the Canadian warming later in the month, say what you want, I just like the pretty colors.

There was also this Rehoboth Beach experienced a significant blizzard and "bomb cyclone" on January 4, 2018, which brought heavy snow, strong winds, and whiteout conditions. The storm resulted in a blizzard warning for Sussex County, an estimated 8 to 12 inches of snow, and a Level 1 driving warning issued by the Governor.

Certainly seems that way. Little skill outlook, more so just climo, Nina and warming.

Focus on Jan 2026 from Allan Huffman @RaleighWx I posted my winter forecast on my patreon page with reasoning last week. But I will post my maps here just for reference/accountability. Last year my winter forecast stunk so take it for what it is worth.