Arctic Oscillation
Which way, March? Update 3/2/13
February 2013 finished near normal for temperature (mean 16.4*F, normal 16.1*F) and slightly above normal for snowfall (27.1 inches, normal 22.2 inches) at the Indian Lake Dam. The final days of February featured a storm that produced significant (6-12+ inch) snowfall for the south/central and eastern Adirondacks. It wasn’t the spectacular finish I was anticipating, […]
Just like last winter? Guess again! Update 2/21/13
I’ve got a lot to show you, so here it goes! The Arctic Oscillation (AO), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Pacific North American Oscillation (PNA) are forecast to be favorable for cold, snowy weather around here into early March. You could say that’s the Triple Crown. This configuration certainly did NOT appear last winter: […]
Could February end up snowy? Update 2/16/13
A couple of weeks ago, I said we would need a strong finish to February to have any hope for March. It appears that may be the case with the NAO-/AO- configuration forecast to set up for the later half of February: This map looks interesting: Toward the end of February, there would be no […]
Possible Thursday Night & Friday Snow Event: Update 2/5/13
There is some buzz about the potential end of week snow event. So lets get down to it! Here is the 12Z Euro’s sequence of events: If all goes according to this plan, there will be a significant coastal storm pounding New England Friday into Saturday. The fast Pacific jet stream is pushing the storm […]
Is Winter Slipping Away? Update 2/2/13
What started with so much promise late December and early January has gradually wasted away to a corpse. As I like to say, “The snow pack doesn’t lie!” After the Thaw to end January, here is the snow pack comparison for February 1st between 2013 and 2012: There are subtle variations, but the pattern is […]
