Weather reports from The Weather Channel, The Washington Post and the Star Tribune are all calling “Bah Humbug” on the possibility of a white Christmas this year.
Weather predictions are depicting that much of the continental United States will continue to experience above average temperatures over the upcoming holiday season. Warmer temperatures are caused by climate change and this year’s El Niño.
An El Niño is an oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon that marks the warm phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation. It is associated with a band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific, including the area off the west coast of South America.
Local, in the Twin Cities metro region, temperatures will be above average across the West and the northern tier of the nation through at least this weekend according to the National Weather Service.
So far this winter, snow totals are running well below average. In an average season, there are 6 inches of snow in the Twin Cities by late November, according to the weather service. This year, only 3.2 inches of snow have fallen, including the weekend dusting.
Highs in parts of the Midwest will likely reach 10-20 degrees above normal into the upper 40s and lower 50s. Below normal temperatures will linger across the southern Rockies and adjacent High Plains through Friday due to expected precipitation and cloud cover.
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