North Atlantic Oscillation
Looking into November: Update 10/28/18
The second week of October got rather warm, making us wonder if summer would ever truly leave. But, the past couple of weeks have been pretty cold (for mid-late October) with our first smatterings of snow, including the sleet-fest we had Saturday in Indian Lake: It never got cold enough on Saturday for much real […]
The fun begins! Update 10/21/2018
Now that we’ve had some true autumn cold with our first snow flakes of the season, let’s look into what may be ahead for the winter. Before I dive into the long-range, I want to reiterate that I don’t believe seasonal weather forecasts are accurate enough to be useful for planning your snowmobiling vacations in […]
White lightning by Thanksgiving?
After record warmth for October 2017, the deck is getting reshuffled in November. After getting the first wintry blast of the season under our belt, we can look forward to more action during the week leading up to Thanksgiving Day. Our present arctic air mass will moderate over the next several days before the next […]
One more hurt, then… Update 1/7/16
Yes, we had a cold blast this week, but that’s only part of the transition to what I expect for the heart of the winter from mid-late January thru February. You’re not going to go from record warmth in December to hard core winter without the proverbial two-steps forward, one-step backwards. Unfortunately when a seismic […]
Winter, Missing in Action! Update 12/11/15
It’s been another brown week here in ilsnow land. I don’t see any real change coming for a while. So, I will give you a thumbnail sketch of what is going to happen for the remainder of December and more important: What needs to happen for winter to FINALLY make a show of force around […]
