Category Archives: Pattern Discussion

The Key Points Up Front: 1. Any views here are mine and are done for fun, and don’t represent anyone else’s 2. The pattern of “cold west, warm east” continues through most of this week. Cold and fairly active weather … Continue reading →

It’s still a little early on in the game, but we’re getting to the point where we can start narrowing down what various “pattern drivers” may look like this winter and examine analogs and even some seasonal forecast guidance for … Continue reading →

The pattern coming up is going to feature plenty of cold / Arctic air over North America to tap, along with a continued tendency for blocking over the Atlantic.  A Rossby wave making machine will be in place over the … Continue reading →

It’s past November’s midpoint, so I’m clearly late to the party with this more technical write-up on what I think will happen this winter. My thoughts to date have been posted by me at times on weather forums and hinted … Continue reading →

For reference, here’s a link to my outlook for 2013-14 (links to past outlooks can be found through there) https://ohwxramblings.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/winter-2013-2014-an-early-look/ Winter 2014-15 outlook maps: Expected temperature departures from normal for December, January, and February (overall, meaning an average of the … Continue reading →

Current Pattern: A current look at the upper level pattern over the Northern Hemisphere reveals that ridging persists across a good portion of the central and eastern US. An upper level low remains in place near Iceland, however this upper … Continue reading →