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This winter is fast turning into a ****fest like the last one. Average temperature should currently be around -6°C to 0°C but it hasn't dropped below freezing in almost two weeks. No snow, six hours of dim full overcast light, endless drizzle with +4°C around the clock. I can see why Scotsmen need their whiskey.
I can't believe this is happening for the second winter in a row. I can't believe it. It's so unlikely it literally can't be happening. I'll consider this one a bust and start waiting for spring. If the next one is this bad as well, I'll switch to being a heat lover. There's certainly no shortage of that anymore.
It may look like it's turning into the same one last year, but I don't think it'll be as mild and I'm hoping that January and February can turn it around Last year, we saw -12C here on the 8th and that was the coldest temperature in December that month compared to the -24C the December before
This time last year it 8C/5C and right now it's 0.8C with light snow outside, still too mild for me for December, but much better than last year.
I'm sure you are going to get a much colder winter than me
I just noticed the enormity of this "heatwave" that's essentially baking the regions just east and north of the Rockies (what is this area usually referred to? it's not really the Midwest so what is it called?).
Rapid City (KRAP) almost broke its monthly record high yesterday, and it might get even hotter today (thumbnails).
Thankfully, NYC and LI are pretty close to average A little colder weather would be nice, but compared to KRAP, this isn't too bad. We got our first measurable snowfall on central LI yesterday!
I just noticed the enormity of this "heatwave" that's essentially baking the regions just east and north of the Rockies (what is this area usually referred to? it's not really the Midwest so what is it called?).
Had a snow squall here for 5 minutes. Turned everything white. Lets see if it lasts overnight. lol
ULL still over New England. Basically moved from NYC to Maine in 60+hrs. (Upper level flow doesn't move as fast as the surface) Temps been below normal for past 3 days but too bad there's no real cold air above. Otherwise this ULL would of produced some record cold temps in the region..
NWS Gray Maine mentions what i been noticing..there's no real cold air aloft. Also... I have to check MtWashingtons snow totals in the morning.
Quote:
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
659 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2014
.SYNOPSIS... CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL FINALLY LOOSEN ITS VICE GRIP AND DRIFT
OFF TO THE EAST THIS WEEKEND.
.NEAR TERM /TONIGHT/...
7PM UPDATE... WAVES OF SNOW CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE UPPER LOW AND ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. . ONE AREA OF LIGHT SNOW IS MOVING
THROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE AND FAR WESTERN MAINE EARLY THIS EVENING.
SHOULD SEE LESS THAN AN INCH WITH THIS ACTIVITY. HAVE INCREASED
PRECIPITATION CHANCES AND SNOW TOTALS IN THIS AREA TO ACCOUNT FOR
THIS. EXPECT THIS AREA OF SNOW TO DISSIPATE AND DRIFT OFF TO THE
SOUTH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. MEANWHILE... HEAVIER BAND OF
PRECIPITATION MOVING THROUGH EASTERN MAINE THIS EVENING WILL
SPILL WESTWARD INTO THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT...
POSSIBLY ALSO INTO THE MIDCOAST REGION. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE
IN THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND THE CURRENT ADVISORIES SEEM
WELL PLACED TO COVER THIS THREAT. HAVE ADJUSTED PRECIPITATION
CHANCES AND MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO SNOW FORECAST AS WELL.
ORIGINAL DISCUSSION...
ONE FINAL SHORT WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE CLOSED
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL ENTER THE REGION TONIGHT. PLENTY OF MOISTURE
TO OUR EAST LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...PER WFO CAR RADAR WILL BEGIN
TO PIVOT/RETROGRADE WESTWARD WITH TIME.
ACCUMULATING SNOWS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AS STEEP LAPSE RATES
TRIGGER PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. THIS WILL
BE PRIMARILY AN ELEVATION EVENT...HOWEVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED TONIGHT AS THE
MOISTURE ATTEMPTS TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AREAS.
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT/...
ONGOING SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS WITH
THE MOUNTAINS RECEIVING CLOSE TO ADVISORY TYPE SNOWFALLS. HAVE
COORDINATED THESE TOTALS WITH WFO CAR. HOWEVER SNOW TOTALS WILL
NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE HEADLINES IN ANY PERSISTENT
SNOWBANDS.
FINAL LAST GASP OF SEMI-PERMANENT UPPER LEVEL LOW DEPARTS WITH ONE
LAST CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE THE
ENTIRE SYSTEM GRADUALLY SLIPS OUT TO SEA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
WELL DESERVED DRIER NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO USHER INTO OUR REGION.
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW HIGH 500MB WAVE NUMBER WITH AMPLIFIED
RIDGES/TROUGHS...AND A CONTINUED RECESSION OF THE COLD AIR
POLEWARD. IN FACT...ITS HARD TO FIND ANY AIR AT 850MB COLDER THAN
-15C SOUTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA CURRENTLY
No arctic air until the end of the month- about the same time the Pacific storm parade stats to slow down.
Interesting and yeah, no arctic air means little for marginal events for the coast. This is not good. Not good. I remember (I think in 2007-08 & 2011-12) I kept waiting & waiting and waiting and winter never came. With not even an inch of snow here yet I am getting nervous now.
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December 20-21 Storm Update::
Looks like a better consensus of a time frame for one of the storms now.
Now a matter of what track it takes and how the temps look. Do not look at amount of precip just yet and lets wait a couple more days to talk temps or details..
Latest GFS, Canadian, Euro for Sunday morning.
GFS most tucked to coast with storm.
GGEM juiciest but slides out the Mid Atlantic and Out to sea
Euro the coldest but also slides out the Mid Atlantic and OTS
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Last year, we saw -12C here on the 8th and that was the coldest temperature in December that month compared to the -24C the December before
This is not good. Not good. I remember (I think in 2007-08 & 2011-12) I kept waiting & waiting and waiting and winter never came. With not even an inch of snow here yet I am getting nervous now. 
