Nor’Easters, El Niño and a Warm Atlantic Ocean

One thing not getting a lot of coverage this year is how warm the Atlantic Ocean still is going into December. But a weather video on YouTube mentions this.

While the winter is likely going to be dominated by mild conditions due to El Niño in the Pacific Ocean, and right now the polar jet stream is well north of us and for the most part the subtropical jet stream is below us. That means dry, fairly stable conditions. But one thing to watch is when the jet stream inevitably gets wavier as winter progresses, and we get one of those classic arctic blasts as the polar jet stream dips north. All that energy embedded in the warm Atlantic Ocean could make for one hell of a Nor’Easter.

That is all. Do watch this video.

Map: Average Yearly Temperature
SVGZ Graphic: Albany Airport - Days Above 32 Degrees in January
SVGZ Graphic: Average Days with More then 6 Inches of Snow, by Decade
SVGZ Graphic: Average Low Temperature - Albany NY - January 1939-2025
SVGZ Graphic: avg-cloudiness-for-december
SVGZ Graphic: Days Below Zero, Past 20 Years
SVGZ Graphic: El Nino vs. High Temperature in January in Albany
SVGZ Graphic: El Nino vs. Total Snow in Albany in January
SVGZ Graphic: First Day of Snow at the Albany Airport, Past 30 Years
SVGZ Graphic: Ichabod Crane School District
SVGZ Graphic: Primary Residential Heating Method - 2021
SVGZ Graphic: What people crash into on icy and snowy roads
SVGZ Graphic: Winter Weather Crashes
SVGZ Graphic: Wood energy consumed by the residential sector, New York
Thematic Map: Coldest Day of the Year in NY State
Photo: First real snowstorm of the season

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