Direct Weather Shares 2021-2022 Winter Forecast

Direct Weather issued their 2021-2022 winter forecast this week. Long-range forecasts like these aren’t necessarily gospel and should be taken with a grain of salt, however, teleconnection patterns can sometimes accurately indicate synoptic-scale trends.

Summary:

The forecast calls for above-average snowfall in the Pacific Northwest, Montana, Wyoming, and most of the East Coast this winter. 

The forecast calls for a drier winter in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California and the Southwest US, with near-average precipitation totals in the Intermountain West including most of Utah and Colorado.