December 2024 Forecasts And Discussions

[wetcoast91]

Even the CFS has now flipped and is now showing an El Nino -like January. Think it may be time to look forward to spring

[Hawk]

12z GFS took that Low way north

Rain it is!

[Hawk]

Simikameeens is looking very Winter like!!

https://weather.gc.ca/en/location/index ... 2,-120.514

[wetcoast91]

12z GFS took that Low way north

Rain it is!

+12C rain with strong southerly winds! At least we have a windstorm to track!

[Catnip]

Model summary - Overall , some , some , hopefully some mixed in.




Hoping something positive starts showing up in the extended within the next week or two.

[Catnip]

Even the CFS has now flipped and is now showing an El Nino -like January. Think it may be time to look forward to spring

Surely #FEB can save us?

#highersunangles

[wetcoast91]

Surely #FEB can save us?

#highersunangles

Mild and wet and then mild and dry through late Feb. I suspect April, May and June will be cold and rainy before we burn to death by July.

-Tim

[wetcoast91]

Frosty Xmas eve? Freezing fog? This could be a White Christmas after all!

Beats +12C rain.

[PortKells]

Even the CFS has now flipped and is now showing an El Nino -like January. Think it may be time to look forward to spring

Woof. Our run of good winters might be hitting the skids.

[Typeing3]

So far, the 1966-67 and 2005-06 analogues certainly appear to be bang on.

[wetcoast91]

Woof. Our run of good winters might be hitting the skids.

We were absolutely due for a stinker of a period. 2014-2016 was a decade ago.

January is still in play but I think we are following last years pattern development with no real signs of a prolonged cold period. Good news is last January still delivered a decent snowstorm in the midst of what was supposed to be a torch.

[Hawk]

We were absolutely due for a stinker of a period. 2014-2016 was a decade ago.

January is still in play but I think we are following last years pattern development with no real signs of a prolonged cold period. Good news is last January still delivered a decent snowstorm in the midst of what was supposed to be a torch.

That was an amazing few days

[Hawk]

12z GFS has it ugly Dec 20 to 24th. Good thing its and GFS.

[Typeing3]

We were absolutely due for a stinker of a period. 2014-2016 was a decade ago.

January is still in play but I think we are following last years pattern development with no real signs of a prolonged cold period. Good news is last January still delivered a decent snowstorm in the midst of what was supposed to be a torch.

To be fair, we've also had it pretty bad more recently than that as well.

YVR recorded three snowless Decembers in a row for the first time in recorded history in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

And of course, we still haven't had a cold January since 1993.

[wetcoast91]

To be fair, we've also had it pretty bad more recently than that as well.

YVR recorded three snowless Decembers in a row for the first time in recorded history in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

And of course, we still haven't had a cold January since 1993.

To be fair...I don't think we can compare the climate to pre-2010 anymore. New standard is maybe 2-3 snowfalls per winter and 1-2 arctic blasts. West Coast Ridging has been dominant and we've seen a significant decrease in Maritime Polar airmasses.