Welcome warm winter is predicted for US travelers
So if you’re thinking of traveling, what’s the weather going to be like this winter?
Mostly warm, says AccuWeather.com Chief Long-Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi.
His Winter Season Forecast calls for “the heart” of the winter to be very warm across much of the US, with only the northwest receiving average or above average cold and snow.
However, warm weather combined with below average precipitation could be problematic for the drought-stricken southern states.
“November into December and March and April will be closest to what we consider winter weather, with the chance of cold and snowy conditions, but once we’re into the heart of winter, from mid- and late-December into February, we may see one of the top ten warmest winters ever recorded for the southeastern US,” said Mr Bastardi.
Mr Bastardi noted that while this winter may be economically friendly for most fuel-purchasing consumers, it could spell trouble for the southeast, already in the midst of a dire drought.
“We will know in the next three to four weeks whether a storm from the tropics might arrive to help the southeast drought situation. If that doesn’t materialize, those states are looking at a very dry winter, with precipitation amounts less than half of normal in some areas,” he said.
Mr Bastardi forecasts that the 2007-08 winter may be as warm as the winters of 1998-99 and 2001-02, both warmer-than-average seasons.
“More than 75 percent of the days this winter may have temperatures above normal in most of the nation, southeast of a line that runs from the Great Lakes to the Southwest. Only the Pacific Northwest should experience cooler-than-normal temperatures,” he said.
Report by David Wilkening
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