E PA/NJ/DE Winter 2025-26 Obs/Discussion

[Birds~69]

52 minutes ago, ChescoWx said:

As we always try and present any and all models that produce any measurable snow.....we do have the 18z NAM with a move north of accumulating though minor snow tomorrow PM.

We're really scraping to find snow...lol. That map is just sad. 

Cold one coming up tonight...

 

[ChescoWx]

For those on Team Snow or at least Team Cold the below from meteorologist Steve Dimartino should make you happy. "The Ensemble guidance today is showing the weather pattern I've been talking about since September. I think interesting times are ahead. What that means for your backyard snowfall, I don't know. However, I do know that this is one of the most favorable weather patterns I've ever experienced in December in a decade."

[Ralph Wiggum]

8 hours ago, Birds~69 said:

It's highly annoying to waste cold air...

We are such a wasteful region

[Kevin Reilly]

2 hours ago, ChescoWx said:

For those on Team Snow or at least Team Cold the below from meteorologist Steve Dimartino should make you happy. "The Ensemble guidance today is showing the weather pattern I've been talking about since September. I think interesting times are ahead. What that means for your backyard snowfall, I don't know. However, I do know that this is one of the most favorable weather patterns I've ever experienced in December in a decade."

Clearly someone that is bored with dry and cold and near misses to the north and south and needs something to talk about before his rating base leaves him from boredom and enjoys the Holidays without snow!

Welcome to La Nina Winter!  Nothing is really exciting me but at least we have the first ingredient running around the cold.  Guess we better start stirring up the southern jet stream soon if the northern dominant stream allows it. 

[Birds~69]

4 hours ago, ChescoWx said:

For those on Team Snow or at least Team Cold the below from meteorologist Steve Dimartino should make you happy. "The Ensemble guidance today is showing the weather pattern I've been talking about since September. I think interesting times are ahead. What that means for your backyard snowfall, I don't know. However, I do know that this is one of the most favorable weather patterns I've ever experienced in December in a decade."

Sounds like something JB would say to gain subscriptions....

27F

[LVblizzard]

Some of the 0z mesos form scattered snow showers away from the main area of precip with the low sliding to our south. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some coatings around the area tomorrow evening.

[Birds~69]

24F @ 11:15pm, breezy and dry as a mother out there. Make sure to have some Suzy chapstick available...

[KamuSnow]

2 hours ago, Birds~69 said:

Sounds like something JB would say to gain subscriptions....

27F

Well, tonight's the coldest night I've ever experienced for the last 8 months. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, lol.

[PhiEaglesfan712]

In this warming climate, it's hard to get more than one month at a time to be colder than average. With all this cold air, if we don't get at least one inch of snow by the end of December, the winter is in real trouble, like 2022-23. Things always tend to regress to the mean, so there's a pretty good chance that January and February will torch.

[Birds~69]

21F at 6:55àm 

[BBasile]

Had a low temp of 23.4F this morning.  I think that's the lowest temp since March 3.  Waiting on some snow to start falling, hopefully.  Just virga for now.  

[ChescoWx]

10 hours ago, Birds~69 said:

Sounds like something JB would say to gain subscriptions....

27F

Does anyone follow JB any more? 

[ChescoWx]

1 hour ago, PhiEaglesfan712 said:

In this warming climate, it's hard to get more than one month at a time to be colder than average. With all this cold air, if we don't get at least one inch of snow by the end of December, the winter is in real trouble, like 2022-23. Things always tend to regress to the mean, so there's a pretty good chance that January and February will torch.

In our current "warming climate" 3 of the last 4 months have been below normal.....

[JTA66]

Bottomed out at 21F. Cold and dry...33F and rain's ugly twin sister.

Wow, Steve D. Forgot all about that guy. Anyone remember Ruggie weather??

[PhiEaglesfan712]

6 minutes ago, ChescoWx said:

In our current "warming climate" 3 of the last 4 months have been below normal.....

At PHL, only August was below average, and November was near normal. Goes to show that it's hard to get a widespread below average month in the region.

But considering your area has 3 of the last 4 months below normal (and will likely be 4 out of 5), it's only a matter of time before the pendulum swings the other way.