Get ready for a wet and warm winter: Forecasters say weak El Niño will lead to 'unusually mild' [tr]

AP ^ | October 18, 2018 | Staff

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

If only we hadn’t pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords.

[11th_VA]

"nation should experience a colder-than-normal winter with more snow than normal"

Meteorologist Paul Dorian

Perspecta, Inc.

(Great Video explaining it all at the bottom of the link)

[I got the rope]

BTTT for later

[GnuThere]

I thought the sun spots were supposed to cause more cold and snow - do they trump El Niño?

[Hojczyk]

Not according to Weatherbell.com....

[halo66]

There is some correlation of low sun spot activity and El Nino events as the lessening solar activity from the sun tends to slow the easterly winds in the Pacific thereby allowing warmer SSTs to form in the central and western pacific (El Nino).

[1Old Pro]

Yesterday here was a post about how we are going to nearly die from the up comming Winter.

Saw it, so apparently we've narrowed it down to two possibilities, either colder than normal or warmer than normal.

[dhs12345]

Ya. Fat thumb.

[Daffynition]

Annual Weather Summary from The Old Farmer’s Almanac!
November 2018 to October 2019

Winter will be milder than normal, on average, with above-normal precipitation and near-normal snowfall. The coldest periods will occur from late December into mid-January and late January into early February and in mid- to late February. The snowiest periods will be in early January, early to mid-February, mid-March, and early April. April and May will be rainier than normal, with below-normal temperatures. Summer temperatures and rainfall will be near normal, with the hottest periods in late July and early to mid-August. September and October will be slightly cooler and drier than normal.

More here [pick your region]: https://www.almanac.com/weather/longrange/region/us/1

[Bell Bouy II]

Whewww......glad thats settled

[minnesota_bound]

17” of snow in North Dakota last week.... in October.

[Rebelbase]

Weatherbell's August 6, 2018 winter forecast.

[Deplorable American1776]

Of course, they had to say it is because of a warming planet. Stock tip: ‘Short Artic Cat stock’.

[Deplorable American1776]

Darn...Arctic

[Daffynition]

View from my deck at sunset; the summit of mt Washington is pink tonight; snow -21*; winds have died down to 75mph from yesterday's 120 mph. :)

[KosmicKitty]

Northeast looks to be cold and brutal. Weather - who knows what we’ll get.

[Chickensoup]

Just drove in from the Adirondacks in a snow storm this Am.

[justa-hairyape]

Standard ape crap. It wont feel any warmer. In fact due to the heavier than normal rains, it will feel colder at times. Look for inches of ice being left in places.

[Disambiguator]

Our weather this year in Idaho has been almost picture-perfect normal, so I expect the winter to be about the same. Not like two years ago where I had to shovel snow three times a day.

[caww]

When?