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La Nina Is Here

La Nina Is Here

She Is Bringing Snow For Some. Find Out Who. La Nina is has been lurking around the west coast of South America since August. That frosty little senorita brings cooler temperatures to the mid- and eastern Pacific waters which in turn impacts atmospheric circulation, which affects the shape of the Jet Stream across North America.  And that determines precipitation and[Read More…]

by September 29, 2020 4 comments Features
Precipitation: Forecast vs Actual 2016-17
Credit: NOAA

2016-17 Winter Forecast Outcome

How Close Were NOAA Predictions? The Surprise Was California. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center recently published a review of its forecast for the 2016-17 winter.  As you know from horse racing, the stock market and Las Vegas, predictions often do not reflect realities.  The question really is how close to reality the predictions are. In October, 2016, the Winter Weather prediction was focused[Read More…]

by April 20, 2017 3 comments Features
La Nina impact how the jet stream bends over the Pacific.  Here's NOAA's prediction as of end of Oct.
Credit: NOAA NWS

What New La Nina May Bring To Snow Forecast

The Latest Update Shows Impact Might Good for Some, Uncertain For Others. NOAA’s National Climate Predication Center announced that La Nina has returned. She’s weak but still might pack a sting for our winter weather. La Nina means cooling of water in the eastern Pacific.  As remote as that may seem to North America, that coolness effects how weather masses[Read More…]

by November 16, 2016 0 comments Features
In a La Nina year, the jet stream typically gets bent south, bringing cold air to southern Canada/nothern US.
Credit: NOAA/NWS

Winter Wx Forecast: La Nina In Charge

What Will This Winter’s La Nina Bring To Snow Country? El Nino, the inflow of warm water in the east/central tropical Pacific, has faded away.  The El Nino event which started in March 2015 and lasted until early 2016 was one of the warmest in the past 30 years.  You know the result: Lots of snow in the West, not so[Read More…]

by July 13, 2016 0 comments Features
Tower of Babel watches over Arches National Park, UT.
Credit: John Nelson

This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (May 20)

Spring Survey Responses A Wow, Fling Golf, La Nina Coming Soon, More Cycling Series. We are truly awed and grateful for the incredible, enthusiastic responses we’ve been getting to our Spring Subscriber Survey 2016. If you’re familiar at all with surveys, you know that response rates are often in the single digits. So far, we’ve received fantastic 27.5% response rate.[Read More…]

by May 19, 2016 0 comments Features, East
The first La Nina impact could be more frequent Atlantic hurricanes.  This year's La Nina is predicted to be as cool as last year's record-breaker El Nino was warm.
Credit: NOAA

Adios, El Nino, Hola, La Nina

Big Changes Are Coming Again To Next Season’s Weather. View post on imgur.com The image above shows how the sea surface temperature is changing from warm to cooler, signaling the advent of a La Nina event. Weather scientists are predicting that the sea surface temperatures in the Eastern Pacific will continue to drop, ending the extraordinary, record-breaking El Nino conditions that[Read More…]

by May 18, 2016 0 comments Features