Accumulating Snow Over? Probably. But The Pattern Remains The Same.
Well, after a welcome period of spring weather, I must remind everyone, the pattern is relatively unchanged. A blocking pattern remains over Greenland and shall for about 10-14 more days which is fortuneate. Why are we fortunate you ask? The blocking keeps the storm track firmly south. Now there are occasional northward storms just like any other pattern. The difference, northward track storms are fighting the climatological trend. So when they do go north, it really feels like spring. The only thing keeping us from continuing onslaught of snowstorms is the fact it is April. The point of fortuneate, severe weather remains, for the most part, south. That really doesn’t mean much considering are real severe weather season doesn’t go into high gear until the end of April. Which, by the way, corresonds to the break in the blocking pattern. So get ready for a robust severe waether season later this month and into May. I don’t think it will last more then 4-5 weeks as summer generally takes hold earlier in strong La Nina patterns. One problem still exists. La Nina is not breaking down as fast as I thought. If this continues, we could be in for a long, cool, wet and severe weather type spring and will need to rethink the prospects for a hot summer.
