Kinda like the last few years – a few touches of cold early on, then rather mild, and then the gut punch:
Oh, and it looks like we will get to blame El Nino warming up the Pacific waters again for it:
The return of an El Niño weather pattern will have a significant influence on the winter season.
Mild air will linger in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic before cold weather takes hold in January and February. Some Interstate-95 cities will notice a significant temperature dip compared to last year.
El Niño to influence weather in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes, eastern Ohio Valley
Once again, El Niño will influence the winter weather across the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes.
The season will start out mild for much of the region before colder weather digs in its heels in January and February.
“New York City and Philadelphia may wind up 4 to 8 degrees colder this February compared to last February,” AccuWeather Expert Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok said.
In the mid-Atlantic states, a few big snowstorms are likely. Most of the action will dodge the far Northeast, however
I normally burn a couple hundred gallons of propane and about two cord of wood in a “regular” winter (plus or minus on both). Last year, made the decision to go with less propane and then that negative degree real cold snap came and stayed a couple of times – I burned about 5 cord of wood last year. I knew I’d go through my normal stacks of weed but I was really starting to think that I was going to go through ALL of my reserve stacks. More wood than I’ve ever used before and I also live in a passive solar home which helps.
(H/T: AccuWeather)
