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Weekly Synopsis & Discussion
Issued: Monday, January 13, 2025 8:00 am
Key Take-Aways Next Ten Days:
- Minor snowfall events through early next week; maybe something larger by mid next week
- Localized heavy snow for some from Lake effect & Upslope across portions of the mountains of northern New England
- Below to well below normal temperatures
Discussion: Overall the pattern across the region is inactive storm wise; but locally some areas will pick up on quite a bit of snow through early next week thanks to Lake Effect & Upslope across portions the mountains across northern New England. 1 to 2 feet of snow may fall for some!
Temperatures will remain well to below normal averaged out over the next ten days. We can thank the pattern across the Northern Hemisphere for the colder than normal temperatures. The East Pacific Oscillation (EPO) being negative coupled with the Madden Jullian Oscillation in the cold phases; 1, 2, & 3 are the perfect combination for widespread below normal temperatures across much of the Lower 48; not just the northeast.
By early to mid-next week there are some indications that the pattern will be a bit more favorable for a winter storm across the region as the storm track trends more southwest to northeast than west to east. This part of the forecast will be monitored over the course of the week.
As we can infer on the maps below; today through Wednesday will feature highs below to well below normal for much of the region with northern New England; particularly Maine likely seeing high temperatures at or slightly above normal.
Longer range thoughts:
As we end January & begin February; the pattern looks more favorable for storms to impact the region. Temperatures also look to trend closer to normal if not a bit above normal as the core of the below normal temperatures backs west into the western & central part of the Lower 48 thanks to a change in the pattern globally being the Madden Jullian Oscillation (MJO) trying to move into the warmer phases 4, 5, & 6.
Please note that we now have available have ten-day temperature anomaly graphics available for the northeastern domain on your energy analysis dashboard.
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Next Update: Next Monday or storm updates as needed!