North American Winter Weather Predictions

[kristen999]

Interesting this was written in August.

Winter's Worst Cold and Snow

Overall, AccuWeather.com Chief Long-Range Meteorologist Joe Bastardi is predicting that the worst of winter's cold and snow will be from the Pacific Northwest into the northern Plains and western Great Lakes. That will put cities like Portland and Seattle that escaped with a very nice winter last year, colder and snowier this year. Fargo and Minneapolis to Green Bay will also receive above-normal winter snowfall.

Other cities predicted to receive above-normal winter snowfall include Chicago, Omaha, Minneapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, Seattle and Portland. Bastardi predicts severe cold will hit Alaska and western and central Canada.

"The Canadian winter will be as harsh as last year's was gentle," Bastardi said. Rest of the Article here.

Comments

[seticat.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I am right smack in the middle of the blue area. Right now it's cold but no snow.

Yet.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Ick, yeah, it doesn't look to be a fun winter.

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

***nods***
Can fully relate as I am in blue area.
It was 18 last night here and snow on the ground this morning when I woke up.
I am not certain I will be able to do Thanksgiving given my sister's inlaws are at higher elevation than I am........
My friend in WA told me they had overnight of -2 and tonight expected to hit -12 to -15 so I suppose 18 is positively balmy eh???
They are calling for cold again tonight but clear, but the sky is looking very suspicious right now.
We often have 'Arctic express' and this was one of them...........
We went from beginning of fall to winter quickly this year.
Fortunately I had an insulation upgrade last year so I guess I should not be surprised furnace is not cycling as often as it did in winter of '08.....
Just in time.
BTW Sheppard would love this weather since he liked
Antarctica so much
:D

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Brrrr. Don't want to think about negative temperatures, the thought makes me cold. I hope you're able to make to your family for the holiday.

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

It is freezing, but at least dry. I am calling my sister's SIL and finding out of the Sylvan area is dry, as far as the roads.........
THAT will be my determining factor.
Meanwhile getting geared up for my part of the feast.
I make cranberry relish each year and I also provide
French rolls...........My sister makes a pumpkin and a pecan pie and her SIL does the rest.
BUT if I had to stay home, it would be no big deal as I have explained, been there, done that before as a dependent and active duty.
:D
In fact I used to volunteer to take OOD to allow married guys to spend it with their families and when I was standing rotating watches, it rarely happened that we had a holiday free.

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

No, no, no, this is all wrong. There's supposed to be this big gaping hole of perfectly normal weather right over Kansas ;)

I swear, every time all the other states get nasty weather, we get normal weather - cold when it's supposed to be cold, warm when it's supposed to be warm, a couple of days of soft powdery snow that a couple of days later melts away, never to be seen again, while everyone else is buried alive in their homes.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

I rather not be buried alive in my house :-P Makes walking to work treacherous, but I do bundle up like an arctic ninja. You can only see my eyes once the hat, scarf, gloves, double pants and coat is on :-P

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

I rather not be buried alive in my house :-P
Makes walking to work treacherous,

I thought of you for exactly same reason.

I am thinking seriously of not walking today but riding my upright for my daily workout...........
I am just not into bitterly frigid today......

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

So where does 'I don't think we are in Kansas anymore' fit in?????
:D

[stella-pegasi.livejournal.com]

Well, I live on the line between the gold and red where it slashes through Kentucky. Typical Lexington weather...never can make up it's mind. Boy do I hope this is right, after the horrid ice of last year.

Just hate it for the folks who lived in the blue zone...brrrrr....bundled-up!

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

I'm in the red. It all depends on Lake Effect snow here. But, agree. The blue is a scary, scary place.

[sholio]

Bastardi predicts severe cold will hit Alaska

I don't think you need to be a meteorologist to predict that. ;D

Of course, it's still 35 degrees and raining, so what do I know ...

Hopefully the winter won't be too awful.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I get it, but still interesting that they predicted these patterns in Aug...

[sgafan.livejournal.com]

Considering its -14 here in northern Idaho and its only *November*!... I'm in the blue area. In fact, I am BLUE in every sense. I'm freezing! LOL

yeah, I'll subscribe to this. It matches what we've heard. Higher levels of snowfall this year. Last year can't really be used as an comparison, it was *amazingly* light, we only had a couple inches of snow once. HIGHLY unusual. (and I was highly irritated that I didn't get to use my 4x4 even once... something I've already used. LOL) but before that we had 2 consecutive 100 year snowfall winters. LOL

This year, a bit above average but hopefully nothing like 2 years ago. Ugh. ;)

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Ack, I'm not sure I could live in such an area, yet again, were you born there? Atl to Buffalo was kind of a neat extreme adventure. Anything more and I'd high tail it out of there.

Makes you love spring and summer!

[sgafan.livejournal.com]

LOL well, this is a bit extreme for us. Yes it gets cold and yes we get snow, but not usually like this. Maybe a little bit below zero, for a few days, maybe in January, but not much.

I wasn't born here, I actually grew up in the Seattle area, though we lived in the mountains and got more snow than the Seattle area did. Its a bit more extreme here (hotter summers and colder snowier winters) but not too bad. :)

I love winter for skiing and summer for all the other outdoor things you can do! :D
Besides, I need a little 4x4 in my life. Keeps things interesting. heheheh ;)

[littleeva.livejournal.com]

I'm in the red area. But I heard it's supposed to be warm in the Northeast this winter.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Really? I want a mild winter, but we're right by the lake...so who knows.

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

Yea, we fall in 'very dry'. no surprise there.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

I'd take dry :D

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Not in orange, but thankfully not in blue, so stuck in red. Blech.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

I'm in the red, but Lake Effect snow is always a fun-filled-surprise.