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NOAA 8-14 Day Outlook: Below-Normal Precipitation Expected for West Over Next 2 Weeks, Major Pattern Change Still Possible

The NOAA yesterday issued its outlook for the first half of February. Here’s the outlook in a nutshell, focusing on the key points that we as skiers and snowboarders would want to know. Over the next two weeks, we can expect… Below-average precipitation for the western US Above-average precipitation for the Great Lakes, Great Plains region Below-normal temperatures for the Central […]
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NOAA: Where Got the Most Snow in February, and How Does it Compare to the 12-Year Average?

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Results are in for February’s snowfall totals & departures from normal. Looks like every single state saw at least a trace of snow in February. Heavy mountain snowfall in the NW-N, and definitely the largest positive departure from mean. The huge snowfall totals and deep bases in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia are testament to this. Related: 13 Deepest Snowpacks in North […]
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NOAA February 2021 ENSO Update: La Niña Is Still Here, but 60% Chance Neutral Conditions Will Return This Spring

This post first appeared on the climate.gov ENSO blog and was written by Emily Becker La Niña is still here, but forecasters estimate about a 60% chance that neutral conditions will return this spring. By the fall, the chance that La Niña will return is approximately equal to the chance that it will not. Let’s take a stroll around ENSO’s […]
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NOAA February 2021 Outlook: A Winter’s Chill Forecast Across Central and Western United States

This post first appeared on the climate.gov website and was written by Tom Di Liberto February is smack dab in the middle of winter, which for snow lovers means hoping for cold and wet conditions. So what does the February 2021 outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center show? Well, some hope? Colder and wetter-than-average conditions are favored across the north-central […]
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NOAA Outlook for February 2020 | CA Warmer and Drier than Average, MT and WY Cooler and Wetter

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We’ve entered the final month of meteorological winter, and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has issued its monthly outlook for February 2020 temperature and precipitation. These outlooks don’t predict the actual temperatures or precipitation: they predict the probability that conditions will be in the upper or lower third of the climatological record for a given location from 1981-2010. Darker colors mean […]
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