Look What Winter Has In Store for U.S.!

[happ]

Of-course these maps can vary from day to day but the trend into mid January looks horrible for the entire nation:

Edited January 1, 2011 by happ

[epicure3]

North coast of Alaska looks pretty good.

[tropicbreeze]

Which model is that from? I find GFS is woeful here. If it does get it right I think it's a lucky fluke not accuracy.

I don't see an "A" anywhere on those maps. And the "N" up there would probably mean a couple of metres of snow.

I think the models, when they pick up a trend towards colder, tend to extrapolate that trend further ahead. That could be why further out they're showing it so cold. Or, maybe it is going to be that cold. Time will tell.

[MattyB]

North coast of Alaska looks pretty good.

[quaman58]

Thanks Happ; got any other "pick me ups"? Maybe another stock market crash or something?

[happ]

Which model is that from? I find GFS is woeful here. If it does get it right I think it's a lucky fluke not accuracy.

I don't see an "A" anywhere on those maps. And the "N" up there would probably mean a couple of metres of snow.

I think the models, when they pick up a trend towards colder, tend to extrapolate that trend further ahead. That could be why further out they're showing it so cold. Or, maybe it is going to be that cold. Time will tell.

I agree that the computer models can be very inaccurate and posted the maps tongue in cheek so to speak. But the pattern this winter has been cold over much of the U.S. and it appears no major change is on the horizon.