January 9, 2026 Friday Winter Weather
Hudson Bay polar vortex opens for business later next week
January 2026 was the 25th-warmest January in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 33.1°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 32.3°F (+0.8°F).
January 2026 was the 12th-driest January in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 1.6in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.3in (-0.8in).
NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.
Very cold continues for Alaska while the rest of North America is warmer than normal. Eastern Europe is cold, too.
Showing the cold pools in Siberia and Alaska not really budging over the next 2-weeks. The upper-level pattern is repeating with persistent ridging or blocking in the Northern Hemisphere. However, I think predictability is probably lower than normal into Days 10+ because of convection with MJO phase 6 in the Western Pacific triggering Robby waves downstream that will perturb the jet stream.
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