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Winter: What we can expect Originally published in The Chronicle Vol. 138 October 27, 2020 JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net
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Grab your umbrella and warm coat, it likely will be cooler and wetter than normal this winter in the Pacific Northwest, according to the latest winter weather forecast from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The NOAA forecast
favors warmer, drier conditions across the southern tier of the U.S. and cooler, wetter conditions in the North, due in part to an ongoing La Niña. National Weather meteorologist Clinton Rockey in Portland said the La Niña effect shifts the storm track from the southern hemisphere around Africa to the Pacific Northwest. ‘Juicer’ storms “Storms are more juicer and the jet stream is over
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us more often with a more persistent storm track,” he said. “That means we would see more snowpack in the mountains.” Rockey said La Niña can also produce three elements that could bring snow to lower elevations, including St. Helens and areas in Columbia County. “Cold off shore flows, an air mass in place and moisture from the pacific, all three rarely come together often and that is what makes the snow chance here,” he said. Under the La Niña, Rockey said winter temperatures will range from the mid 40s to low 50s during the day and from the 20s to 30s overnight. NOAA’s forecast says below-normal temperatures are favored in southern Alaska and from the northern Pacific Northwest into the Northern Plains, with equal chances for below, near, or above-average temperatures in the remaining regions. More modest probabilities for warmer temperatures are forecast in the southern parts of the west coast, and from the MidAtlantic into the Northeast. Above-average temperatures are also favored for Hawaii and western and northern Alaska. Drought forecast
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center forecasters— a division of the National
Weather Service — are also closely monitoring persistent drought during the winter months ahead, with more than 45% of the continental U.S. now experiencing drought. “NOAA’s timely and accurate seasonal outlooks and short-term forecasts are the result of improved satellite observations, more detailed computer forecast modeling, and expanding supercomputing capacity,” acting NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs states in a release posted on the NOAA
website. Currently, large areas of drought extend over the western half of the U.S., with parts of the Northeast also experiencing drought and near-record low stream flows. With a La Niña climate pattern in place, southern parts of the U.S. may experience expanded and intensifying drought during the winter months ahead, according to NOAA. Follow the latest local weather reports 24/7 at thechronicleonline.com.
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