Well, here we are just two weeks from the start of winter and everyone’s asking, “when will it snow? “ Well, not so fast. Yes, it has been unseasonably mild so far this fall and to the start of climatological winter (began Dec 1) and yes, all the meteorologists keep talking about El Nino. However, it’s way too early to give up on winter. While the current overall weather pattern does support more rain than snow for the Northeast, it doesn’t mean that this will be the pattern a month from now. During the winter months in the Northern Hemisphere, meteorologists also focus on areas on the other side of the globe. This is called teleconnections. Teleconnections, as defined by the American Meteorological Society, is the linkage between weather changes occurring in widely separated regions of the world. In other words, if it’s cold on one side of the hemisphere, it’s warm in another so that the atmosphere is in balance. This has been the case as of late. The cold air and most active weather has been over the western half of the US, while the warm weather and high pressure has been mainly over the eastern half. So if you are a snow lover, remember, although we have not had measurable snow yet, we were spoiled the last two years with early season snowfall. As the above image shows, there is plenty of snow cover over Canada, Russia and Siberia which houses all the current cold. It's just a matter of time before the right mechanisms come into play that allow the cold air to sink southward.
Of course, the meteorologists at Weatherworks will keep you up-to-date about any and all snow events forthcoming this winter through our facebook and twitter platforms. For the latest on our long range forecast, read our winter outlook by Meteorologist Brian Marmo.
