Snow as far south as Louisiana and Houston Texas.
Legendary forecaster Joe Bastardi writes on Twitter: (and provides graphics to back it up)
Coldest Christmas with most widespread snow over since 2000 IMO.
GEFS Christmas temp anomalies vs 2000, and ensemble snow before that.
Impressive for an ensemble that far out.
This is what the most reliable forecast model (ECMWF) shows for surface temperature on Christmas Day:
Here is the Climatology:
And here is what the forecast model GFS shows for snow on Christmas Day – snow as far south as Louisana and Houston Texas:
Images courtesy of WeatherBell.com
He adds:
Euro control run with an I-10 snow next week. Has not snowed before Christmas since 2004 in these areas (Widespread coastal Texas White Christmas)
It’s surprising how soon people forget recent events such as the 12/20/2021 Hunga Tonga submarine volcano that on 1/15/2022 erupted, that created a “Volcanic Winter” adding some 10 percent more than normal water vapor into the stratosphere, along with ash and gases as high as 35 miles into the atmosphere. This is what real Climate Change looks like, that changes weather conditions for possibly years.
Push it a little to cover Happy Valley.
Winter of 89-90. I had PCSed to Ft. Sam Houston in SanAntonio, TX. Subzero temps, ice and snow hit. We were living in a rented house off post until family housing came available on post.
No big deal for on old winter warrior. So, though the post was closed I figured I would go in and get the lay of the land at the school where I was to be a trainer.
I was in uniform polishing my boots as I watched the news. When I saw a guy get out of his Camaro to push it while the wheels were spinning and nobody was behind the wheel I changed my mind.
I took off my BDUs and got comfortable and Sherry and I spent the day playing games with the kids.
I am so glad that weather is not climate. But we only have one climate for the whole earth, don’t we? Does the weather have to obey the models we currently use for directing public policy?
“However, the warming is so far manifesting itself more in winters which are less cold than in much hotter summers. According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia, within a few years winter snowfall will become “a very rare and exciting event”.
“Children just aren’t going to know what snow is,” he said.”
– Excerpt from an article in The Independent, March 20, 2000.
Just one of the many failed predictions by the global warming alarmists – every one of their ~80 very-scary predictions has proven FALSE to date. The global warming alarmists have a perfectly NEGATIVE predictive track record. Nobody should believe them.
Viner was of course referring to SE England and indeed snowfall there has become rarer over the last 20 years (years without snow cover have become more common since he made that prediction).
Nothing like a good Nor’easter for Southern Vermont. The Windy forecast (ECMWF) shows 36+ inches of new snow in the next 10 days…
WhooHoo!
Santa Claus knows who’s been naughty or nice, so he’s decided to give the climatistas a big boot in the backside. They’ve been naughty.
He’s not going to leave a lump of coal in their stockings, either, no matter how much they want them.
It appears that with every run the models are advancing the snow line further south. Now showing the possibility of a dusting in the Texas Pan Handle.