By Jillian MacMath, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
December 21,2015; 10:14PM,EST
With less than a week to go until Dec. 25, the persistent warm weather pattern in the eastern U.S. threatens to leave more than half of the country devoid of snow this Christmas.
Due to the strong El Niño unfolding, many places that historically have a high probability to receive snow will miss out this year.
This includes the East Coast I-95 cities, where meteorologists say chances are zero.
"Even with the turn to colder weather this weekend along the East Coast, there will not be any snow," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Anderson said.
"This week will turn warmer again with rounds of rainfall. The lowest temperatures along the East coast will only be in the 40s F."
Thursday is shaping up to be the warmest Christmas Eve on record for most of the Eastern Seaboard.
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The strong El Niño has helped to strengthen a west to east jet stream, which delivers mild Pacific air across the United States.
The position of the jet stream prevents arctic air from coming southward, keeping it instead locked up in Alaska and Siberia. Experts believe the current El Niño will rank within the top three strongest on record.
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Despite this, a quick shot of cold air this weekend brought some lake-effect snowfall to the Great Lakes region. However, most of the snowfall is likely to melt as milder weather arrives before Christmas Day.
"A significant warmup across these regions after the weekend and the potential for two rainstorms will erase most of the snow that accumulates," Anderson said.
The exception to this may be a small area in the Tug Hill region of New York state, east of Lake Ontario, which received between 2-3 feet of snow this weekend.
"There should still be some left on the ground by Christmas," Anderson said.
The best chances overall this year will stretch across the Dakotas and Minnesota. Additionally, the interior West and the Rockies will benefit from a better-than-usual chance.
A white Christmas is defined as an inch of snow or more on the ground on Dec. 25.
Cat Stoica ·
Only
East matters in their comments, if you want snow come to west, but,
wait West is just a small market for you, isn't it? Bunch of
incompetents, easterners! Whatever!
Andrew Zack Junior ·
Winter's will now have a late start by january and we will see more Cold Springs and Warmer Summer's
Longer Winter's that will last untel Early June and Record Warmth that will last tel December... (witch means less White Christmas holidays)i could be wrong but This is how i see it ... In the next 50 years will be having January-june Brutal winter's and July-December Record Warm Temps. Get use to it people !
Longer Winter's that will last untel Early June and Record Warmth that will last tel December... (witch means less White Christmas holidays)i could be wrong but This is how i see it ... In the next 50 years will be having January-june Brutal winter's and July-December Record Warm Temps. Get use to it people !
Cory Morrison ·
What evidence do you have that every year will be like this for the next 50 years?
Nick Varnalis
baloney. This will be the year without Winter. Spring will be very early this year and I predict a warm January and Feb.
Karen Holmes Hawk ·
Why
no mention of the record snowfall in the West? Mt Baker, in western
Washington State has the MOST snowfall in North America and it's just
getting started. Skiiers are in heaven! However, the mountain passes
are treacherous and I-90 is often closed for avalanch control which
makes it impossible to travel between western and eastern Washington.
Now, last year was a different story....just like the East is getting
this year, only 2-10% of normal snowfall and literally no ski season!
And then, because of no melt-off, the worst draught in history and
massive forest fires. No in between!
Goldminor Sanchez ·
Further
south of you in Northern California, there is snow at the 2,000 foot
level. I see that the weather forecasts are for rain in my area, yet
there is 4 inches of snow on the ground, and who knows how much melted
before it started sticking. This is certainly a big change from the
previous winters, and welcome as there is much snow in the mountains
already. This will greatly aid in reducing the drought issues of
California.
Works at Unemployed
Awwwwwwww. frown emoticon
I guess your not a ski person
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