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Monday Headlines

  1. Cold air behind an Arctic front continues fueling the Great Lakes Effect snow machine with SW Michigan seeing 8-12\u201d or more making US-31 travel difficult.

  2. Another shot of cold air arrives out of Canada for the rest of the week east of the Rockies. A powerful storm system tracks through New England and nearly bombs out in Canada helping with the counter-clockwise cold air advection out of Ontario into the Great Lakes.

  3. Break in Arctic air will come by this weekend courtesy of the Pacific Ocean.

  4. I have an op-ed (essay) in the New York Times online Sunday [6 AM] with thoughts about U.S. weather forecasting in a second Trump administration.

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Satellite | 3:30 PM ET

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Clear skies in the Arctic air in the Southeast including all of Florida where temperatures are still rather chilly this afternoon. This is seasonable for early December, and no records will be set.

Lake Effect snow showers continue especially in Michigan.

3:15 PM ET Temperatures across the Lower 48

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72-million still below freezing in the mid-afternoon. 32 million at/above 70\u00b0F.

Temperature Anomaly | 3:15 PM ET

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Overall the Lower 48 is -1.8\u00b0F (below normal)

Lake Effect Snow Machine | Next 48-hours | HRRR

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Moisture from the Northwest with a clipper type system adds significantly to the Lake Effect snowfall into Wednesday.

Upper-Level Pattern | ECMWF 12z | Next 15-days

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The Lower 48 is only being brushed and sideswiped by some intense Canadian Arctic polar vortex anomalies. The troughs are quite mobile with the upper-level pattern highly amplified into mid-December.

However, by the middle of the month, potential for a major Arctic blast.

Next 7-days Precipitation Type | ECMWF 12z

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A Nor\u2019easter intensifies into Canada on Thursday, just missing on a favorable track to bury New England in snow. Instead, more cold air and gusty winds until relief early next week from the Canadian Arctic pattern.

Low Temperatures on Tuesday

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76% of the Lower 48 Area is below freezing.

High Temperatures on Tuesday

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A chilly day even into the Southeast with Atlanta in the mid-40s. Even Florida down to Orlando only in the mid-60s.

Low Temperatures on Wednesday

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Snowfall Forecasts

15-day Ensemble Median Snowfall

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A lot of Pacific moisture up and over the ridge across the Western U.S. and Canada will come down into the Northeast and Ontario/Quebec with significant snowpack gains.

Western U.S. will see snow again as the pattern shifts finally in 8-10 days.

15-day Ensemble % chance of at least 6-inches of snowfall

Not seeing a significant storm signal through 2-weeks as of yet for 6-inches of widespread snowfall across the Lower 48 aside from Lake Effect.

Blend of Models \u2014 10 day snowfall totals

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Total Precipitation next 7-Days | NOAA WPC

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Total Precipitation Next 10-Days | ECMWF 12z EPS Median

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California is dry (!) for next 10-days.

EPS 12z | 5-Day Chunk Temperature Anomaly

Days 1-5: December 2 - December 6

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A 5-day temperature anomaly of -15\u00b0F centered right over the Ohio Valley.

Days 6-10: December 7 - December 11

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Days 11-15: December 12 - December 16

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Snowfall Analysis | October 1, 2024 \u2014 today

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Snowfall Last 7-Days

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Monday Headlines

Cold air behind an Arctic front continues fueling the Great Lakes Effect snow machine with SW Michigan seeing 8-12\u201d or more making US-31 travel difficult.

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