Monthly Archives: December 2015

Record warmth remains the top story this year as a strong low pressure system in the great lakes opens up the flood gates for deep southwesterly flow Tonight through Christmas eve night.  Advertisements

Now that we’ve ruled out a white Christmas, let’s see what this week’s weather will bring us. Warmth with a couple rounds of unsettled weather appear likely, but will it be enough to spoil Christmas in Connecticut?

Warm weather in December? That will certainly be the case for the third major holiday shopping weekend of the year. While things could take a more unsettled turn by the beginning of the work week, there is still no sign of … Continue reading →

December warmth will be a trend in our forecast as the background pattern continues to project above normal temperatures.

Discussion: High pressure is building into the region from the west. A weak shortwave and associated cold front approach the area tonight despite which the weather should remain dry. In the upper levels, ridging continues to build into the area, … Continue reading →

The first weekend of December will prove to be a pleasant one as holiday festivities kick off in many areas across the country. Yesterday was the big tree lighting for the famous Rockefeller center tree in Manhattan, NY. As a … Continue reading →

Rain and fog today gives way to a pleasant ending to the first week of December. The overall pattern for the next couple weeks favors milder, above normal temperatures… so who’s complaining?

The first day of meteorological winter has arrived. A strong El Nino has exerted its influence on our overall temperatures this fall. November was a month with record setting warmth. Central Park’s average temperature of 52.8ºF broke the previous record set … Continue reading →