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Pattern Nippy November

I mean this in all seriousness, for whatever reason, it’s very easy for us to get and stay above normal, for many months in a row in winter and summer as well , but 2-3 day cold snaps are about all we expect anymore, and it’s not just cause we live in the South
I mean living in the south ur always gunnabe warmer there’s no getting around it ... I’m sure if we lived in Montana we wouldn’t be complaining of heat that’s for sure
 
I mean this in all seriousness, for whatever reason, it’s very easy for us to get and stay above normal, for many months in a row in winter and summer as well , but 2-3 day cold snaps are about all we expect anymore, and it’s not just cause we live in the South

But this is way more than a 2-3 day cold snap. So all cold lovers should enjoy it and not worry about what follows for goodness sakes..
 
But this is way more than a 2-3 day cold snap. So all cold lovers should enjoy it and not worry about what follows for goodness sakes..
I swear we get 2+ weeks of below normal temperatures in NOVEMBER and it’s not enough ?
 
GFS shortwave looks slower, It may look a bit better this run.
12z
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18z
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I did some research, like Larry did about cold and warm Novembers for GSO and the subsequent winters and came up with the following:
(data runs from 1903 to 2012)
Warm Novembers-
1909 N,
1921 A
1927 A
1931 MA
1946 N
1948 MA
1985 N
1999 N
2001 A

Cold Novembers-
1937 N
1947 B
1950 B
1951 A
1976 MB
1984 B
1996 N
1997 A

You can readily see there is a definite correlation in the warm Novembers with all of them being either N or above 56% A and 44% N
Also there is a pretty strong correlation in cold Novembers with 50% being B winters and 25% each for N an A
winters. While these are an EXTREMELY small sample size, it is interesting nonetheless
 
By retrogression I mean a return of the SE US ridge

Oh it's there. But it's just a displaced WAR right now waiting in the wings to just pounce back on us; toying with our hopes and dreams allowing a tough in the east in November. Then viciously engulfing the SE for all of January through February. Vicious beast that it is...
 
A few words from James Spann from his afternoon weather video...
NEXT WEEK: A cold front will pass through the state Monday night, and that will represent the leading edge of the coldest air so far this season. New model runs are in, the now both global models (the American GFS and the European ECMWF) show a band of moisture ahead of the front, meaning we will need to mention a chance of rain Monday night. Then, on Tuesday, as the cold air rushes into the state, there is some evidence that the rain could briefly change to snow flurries or sleet before the precipitation ends. There is absolutely no skill in forecasting something like this six days in advance, but typically in a setup like this there is no impact from flurries, if we get them. Output from model ensembles suggests little in the way of meaningful frozen precipitation for now.

The big story is the cold air. Temperatures Tuesday could hold in the 30s all day over the northern half of the state, and by Wednesday morning as the sky clears, the low will be near 20. Colder pockets have a great chance of seeing upper teens. FYI… the record low for November 13 at Birmingham is 22 set in 1911… that 108 year old record could very well be in danger.

Temperatures will slowly moderate over the latter half of the week… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
 
Quick look at the 12z EPS looks alright - deeper, better positioned trough and taller ridge out west would seem to let the northern stream piece dig further south and link up with the southern energy.
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I guarantee you most people on here would start complaining if there was wall to wall cold for 4 months. Its nice to have a little break from the cold occasionally.
We'll see how it goes ... no complaining here ... just realistically looking at and commenting (without editorial) on what appears will happen ... ;)
 
We'll see how it goes ... no complaining here ... just realistically looking at and commenting (without editorial) on what appears will happen ... ;)
Well for you cold is in the 50s in the winter so i wouldnt expect you to complain lol.
 
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