Good morning bloggers,
The KSHB-41 Winter Forecast Will Be Issued Thursday! It will be on at 6:30 PM in our Winter Weather Special!
Where is winter? Well, It isn't even December yet:
So, anyway you look at it, it is still Fall today. So, why not end Fall with a 71 degree day? It may reach that number this afternoon. This entire week will be mild, and then a major change and shift in the pattern is expected by next week.
The average high temperature will drop from 48° to 46° in the next seven days. Look at the forecast I showed last night at 10 PM!
A Warm Beginning To December
Where is the Arctic Air? Take a look:
Friday Temperatures
Oh, there it is - way up there! This map above shows the forecast for later this week. There are major changes showing up around the end of next weekend, right around the time we get to Sunday Night Football.
Let's see how the data looks early on Monday and I will finish the blog then....
I am still writing.....
Will it be a snowy winter? We will discuss this much more later in the week when we have our winter weather special Thursday night at 6:30 PM. Look at these stats that show how important December is when it comes to the winter season total:
Snowfall In Last Dozen Winters
Kansas City has had one of it's snowiest winters, in fact both 2009/2010 and the 2010/2011 winters are in the top ten. And, KC had it's least snowiest winter, and four of the bottom ten since the 1880s, with 3.9" of snow in the 2011/2012 winter. Look how important December is for these annual totals:
Last 20-Years Of Snow In December Means A Lot
I analyzed the past 20 winters for these results. There were 7 winters that had 3.7" of snow or more in December, and 13 winters that had under 3.7" of snow in December. In the snowier Decembers, KC averaged 25.5" of snow, and in the 13 winters with under 3.7" during December, KC averaged only 13.1". So, what happens in next month will go a long way to telling whether or not it will be a snowy winter ahead!
Thank you for sharing in this weather experience, and spending a few minutes of your day reading the weather blog. Have a great start to your week.
Gary
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