I used to drive a mustang through the snow and had few problems once I switched to Bridgestone Blizzak tires and put about 150 pounds of tube sand in the trunk. The snow is over but there will still be some issues on the roads overnight and early Wednesday. If you see the groundhog’s shadow at noon on the 2nd of February, (Groundhog’s Day) then the weather will be cold and wintry for another six weeks. This would place cold weather prospects in the February 18-March 4th period. We see a large swath of warmth had been developing and manifesting itself in Eurasia in January into February before finally bursting into the upper latitudes. I will try to maintain as easy a reading level as possible, but as we enter fall, be prepared to see some hardcore weather posts. As you give them a sanctioned place to make their message, hopefully they will avoid the places they are not allowed to mark with graffiti. Considering we’re likely heading into a weak El Nino (which we’ll discuss next), and warm waters are indeed surrounding Greenland, high pressure/ridging over Greenland might be something to watch carefully for. A similar situation occurs with high pressure tendencies over warm SST anomalies.

This could happen, because like the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering also has a swath of well-above normal SST anomalies. Travel TipsDo you like traveling? To me, this seems like the more obvious solution, because this is essentially what the ECMWF model itself was showing for quite a while before today’s sudden change. It’s already looking like we’ll see a cold blast to kick off March, and this could be related. This last factor could act as either a saving grace for the winter, from the eyes of a cold winter fan, but also from the eyes of a warm winter fan. Bering Sea becomes a major influence on the pattern this winter (which is a possibility, though you can thoroughly sense my uncertainty at all of this). The gist of the Typhoon Rule, henceforth abbreviated as the TR, is that weather in Japan can be reciprocated in the United States 6-10 days after it happens in Japan.

In our case, these negative SSTAs in the Sea of Japan would likely allow for predominantly stormy weather. This would, consequently, allow for the jet stream to be forced more to the south, allowing cold weather to hit Japan. I’m not saying we will see January 2014-level cold again, the prospects of cold outbreaks rise roughly 2-4 weeks after the sudden stratospheric warming occurs. This has been known to enhance droughts in areas where blocking high pressure remains for days (or even weeks), as well as flooding in areas where blocking low pressure is found. There are a few areas of interest in the image above, so let’s break it all down. It does not matter really because they are simplistic and user friendly, but there are more weather apps for Android weather widget and technology. It’s a little early to be discussing which option might be more viable. This next SST feature is something I’ve been discussing here for the last few months.

By the way, foreign countries recognize the issues here in the US. So in a very real way, our decision to focus on a vision for the future really does help to invent that future. Self-talking becomes future predictions. As an expert in Chinese astrology, I tried to examine how people react to certain predictions (good or bad). The bad news is the current Rome mayor has recently started turning off the water due to short supplies. This forecast will detail an examination of current atmospheric conditions, from the surface to the stratosphere, all around the world. The last factor in this sea surface temperature anomaly chart we’ll examine is the presence of warmer than normal waters near Greenland. These below-normal water temperatures were recently stirred up by the passage of a Typhoon Halong in early August, making quick work of what had previously been a rather prominent basin of well above-normal water temperature anomalies.

If we do see the jet stream forced south due to these below-normal waters in the Sea of Japan, it may provide the opportunity for cold weather and storm systems to frequent the region. If these below-normal anomalies persist into the winter, we would likely see two important consequences, which would have an impact on our winter. When you bring the Typhoon Rule into play after accounting for such storminess and cold in Japan, the risk of a cold and snowy winter suddenly becomes much higher. Hello everyone, and welcome to The Weather Centre’s Official 2014-2015 Winter Forecast. First of all, the presence of negative SST anomalies tends to allow stormy weather and general low pressure to form over the region. Since last winter, we’ve seen a swath of well above-normal SSTAs dominating the Gulf of Alaska and general Northeast Pacific region. First and foremost, we saw a Kelvin Wave push through in the last few weeks, which resulted in the formation of above-normal water temperature anomalies a couple hundred meters below the surface.