Never-mind The Groundhog
Weather with Nor’easter Nick
Well… It’s official: Spring is coming early! Wait, hold on just a daggon minute. Sure, Phil didn’t see his shadow but can we REALLY trust a guy who is only right 39% of the time? I say no! Plus, how did he see his shadow last year, but didn’t see it this year with the SAME type of sky conditions in place? Exactly. Clearly I’m just having fun with it. There’s no basis in science, just as there isn’t with the Farmers Almanac. Yes, we are in the midst of a warmup but I don’t expect it to last. Our weather is controlled by what’s going on in the Indian Ocean. There’s been a lot of thunderstorm activity over the past couple weeks and 10-15 days down the road that translates to warming in the east. The convection will die off and 10-15 days after that we will see a colder pattern back with us.
Could I be totally wrong? Absolutely. No one knows until it’s happening, but so far my thinking has been very close to what’s actually played out. As something called the Madden Julian Oscillation swings into the colder phases, we will likely see troughs in the jet stream set up over our region. I think just like last year, we will see snow right through March. Fun stuff. Buckle up butter cup, it’s not over yet!
NorEaster Nick Pittman
Chief Forecaster
SNJ Today Channel 4 News
NorEasterNick@snjtoday.com
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