NOAA’s Official 2016/17 Winter Outlook for the USA: NOAA’s first official winter 2016/17 outlook is reflecting a La Nina pattern. NOAA has a La Nina Watch in effect and they are predicting a 75% of La Nina in winter 2016/17. NOAA is forecasting above average temperatures for essentially all the USA all winter. They’re forecasting below average temperatures nowhere… According to what we see here, you’ll want to […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 7, 2016 9 Comments
Outlook for Winter 2016/17 in the USA | by Accuweather Accuweather.com just dropped this Winter 2016/17 Outlook yesterday. This is the first Winter 2016/17 forecast to come out. Accuweather is forecasting a weak La Nina to develop this in Fall/Winter 2016/17. NOAA generally comes out with their Winter Outlook in late July. This Forecast Looks Good For Snow In: Pacific Northwest Southern Interior British Columbia Idaho Montana Southern New York […] WeatherBrains | June 23, 2016 11 Comments
NOAA’s Official 2015/16 Winter Outlook for the USA: NOAA has release it’s official 2015/16 winter forecast for the USA. They’re sticking to their confidence in the strong El Nino affecting the USA with above average precipitation in the south and above average temperatures in the north. Lets break it down: 2015/16 WINTER PRECIPITATION: NOAA’s precipitation outlook for winter 2015/16 is showing above average precipitation for the southern half of the USA including Tahoe, Colorado, […] SnowBrains | September 21, 2015 3 Comments
NOAA’s Official Early Winter 2015/16 Outlook for the USA: Nov, Dec, Jan NOAA just release their early winter outlook for the USA yesterday. They released temperature and precipitation maps for this coming November, December, and January. These maps continue to show an El Nino pattern with a warm and dry pacific northwest and a wet southwest. NOAA’s November, December, January precipitation outlook is showing above average precipitation in the SoCal, Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, Colorado and southern Alaska. Below average precipitation forecast in the pacific […] Weather SnowBrains | August 21, 2015 1 Comment
Official NOAA November Outlook for the USA: NOAA has just released their outlook for the month of November 2014 in the USA. They’re sticking with the El Nino pattern of wetter than average in the south and drier than average in the north. Northern California and many zones in the middle are in the “Equal Chances” area. This means there is no skew towards neither a wetter nor drier than average winter just yet. NOAA is forecasting above average precipitation in Southeast Alaska, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. NOAA is forecasting below average precipitation in the Great Lakes Region. NOAA is showing above average temperatures for all the West Coast, the […] Weather SnowBrains | October 22, 2014 0 Comments
NOAA 2014/15 Winter Outlook for USA: Dec, Jan, Feb NOAA’s outlook models are updated each month and this latest update was done on September 18th, 2014. Despite the lowered chances of an El Nino this winter, NOAA won’t let go of the El Nino pattern just yet. In NOAA’s latest El Nino update, they stated: The chance of El Niño is at 60-65% during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter. – NOAA on September 22nd, 2014 This chance of El Nino is causing NOAA to show above average precipitation in the south this coming December, January, and February in the USA. So, if this pattern is somewhat accurate, who is in the bullseye? […] Weather SnowBrains | September 23, 2014 0 Comments
2014/15 Winter Outlook by PowderChasers There have only been a total of 20 El Nino events since 1950. El Nino generally refers to warming of the waters along the Equatorial Pacific. This year had a distinct warming of the ocean waters in the Spring, and a slight decrease in Mid-Summer. The late summer/early fall data showed a warming trend with higher confidence of an El Nino winter. The big question is the strength? My best analysis is a weak El Nino during the early winter months with a general decrease from Mid Winter to Spring 2015. The monsoon moisture has been bringing record rains to Arizona, New Mexico and other areas that have seen a multi year drought. We had epic […] Weather SnowBrains | September 8, 2014 1 Comment
U.S. Winter Outlook by National Weather Service Winter is likely to offer little relief to the drought-stricken U.S. Southwest, and drought is likely to develop across parts of the Southeast as below-average precipitation is favored in these areas of the country, according to NOAA’s annual Winter Outlook announced today. Drought has been an ongoing concern across parts of the Southwest and Texas for nearly three years, and after some relief during the past few months, drought is […] Weather SnowBrains | December 9, 2013 0 Comments
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