![]() in December and lingering all season in the eastern half of the country. The News & Observer notes that “after a brutally hot summer, our recent slightly cooler temperatures have some people looking forward to even cooler weather the coming fall and winter seasons will bring.”įor those folks, the almanac’s prediction is good news: Winter’s likely to pop in early and linger, the almanac says, with storms and cold predicted across the continental U.S. The storied old journal’s extended weather forecast predicts “plenty of snow, rain and mush - as well as some record-breaking cold temperatures! We are warning readers to get ready to ‘Shake, shiver and shovel!’” Published every year since 1792, The Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting winter temperatures below normal and precipitation and snowfall above normal for the Atlantic corridor which includes Delaware.Flannel, hot chocolate and snowshoes are in the winter forecast from the Farmers’ Almanac, which is predicting a shivery 2022-2023 winter for most of the United States. While AccuWeather is calling for above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation in the Mid-Atlantic, two almanacs are giving more hope to the snow lovers. “When we look at those scenarios, they’re not good for producing a lot of snowfall in Delaware this winter,” Pastelok said. If that persists this winter, the storms coming up along the Appalachians might not reach their full potential until they get to New England, causing snowfall to be heavier in New England and lighter in the Mid-Atlantic. Right now the waters off the coast of New England are warmer than normal. Third, the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean.“That usually brings more rain than snow or sometimes nothing on the East Coast, while precipitation is heavier to the west,” he said. Second, when an Alberta Clipper from the northwest combines with a storm system from the Gulf Coast that heads north toward the Appalachian Mountains. ![]() First, the “Alberta Clippers,” fast-moving, low-pressure systems from western Canada which bring cold air but usually not a lot of precipitation to the Mid-Atlantic.The big four winter weather forcesĪlong with La Niña, Pastelok said three other main factors will influence winter weather in Delaware: The forecast for less snow than normal in the Mid-Atlantic "may mean more rain or even dry weather,” Pastelok said. What's normal? According to National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, for Dover, the mean high temperature in December is 48.6° with a low of 32.1° in January, a high of 44.4° with a low of 27.6° in February 47.4° and 29.0°. It could be more, but the mild surges will outweigh the cold surges.” “Now that doesn’t mean warm, but above normal, maybe by a couple degrees. “Then we should see milder conditions in late January and February,” he said. While October has started colder than normal and November could have “a couple periods of chilly air,” temperatures should be back to normal in December and early January, Pastelok said. More weather news: Hurricane Ian remnants continue to hit Delaware beaches, but replenishment is on the way Delaware's forecast by month We don’t know how far north that water vapor is going to get.” Our top researchers are looking at that, but we don’t know the answers yet. “That could cause all sorts of issues, because that water vapor is going to stick around for probably two years. “That released a tremendous amount of water vapor that reached all way up to the stratosphere,” Pastelok said. “They are on opposite sides of the spectrum so that brings our confidence down,” Pastelok said.Īnother “wild card,” was the January eruption of an underwater volcano in the south Pacific near the equator. One of those winters was mild with less snow in the Mid-Atlantic while the other was cold and snowy. “Since 1950, we’ve only had two events like this,” with a third La Niña in a row, “so the evidence we have to examine is a small sample size,” Pastelok said.
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