A WINTER WITH PLENTY OF PROMISE....

I was digging through some data today and it leads me to believe that November (and winter) has a good chance of getting off to a cold start. Here's my thinking.

Recent runs of models, especially the EURO EPS weeklies have shown blocking developing at high latitudes. Above normal 500mb heights bridging the Arctic forces cold air and storminess to undercut the block and penetrate the U.S. Below you can see what the EPS shows at 500mb the last week of November. You can clearly see the blocking aloft (in red) and lower heights associated with colder stormy weather (blue) over the continental U.S.

If this holds it plays into a colder winter as well. You can see the blocking at northern latitudes forecast December-February on the EURO. JMA and Pioneer model developed by Joe D'Aleo.

The EURO:

The Pioneer of Joe D'Aleo

The JMA

It's interesting to see the EPS going to that solution in November. That could be the start of the colder than normal winter these models are projecting.

The EPS weeklies also forecast negative phases of four major teleconnections starting in November. I'll put up the forecast teleconnection and then the associated temperature departures in November.

The EPO (Eastern Pacific Oscillation)

The NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation)

The AO (Arctic Oscillation)

The WPO (Western Pacific Oscillation)