packfan98
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Lots of discussion about November already. Looking to setup our early winter pattern. Enjoy!
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November 2025
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I hope that early winter pattern includes some snow for RDU even if it is just a few token flakes. My birthday is in November and I have never seen snow on my birthday in the sixty years I've lived. Maybe this will be the year.
You inspired me to do a little climate research. The earliest measurable snowfall at the RDU airport was November 6, 1953. On November 19, 2000 over two inches of snow was recorded and the highest snowfall amount ever recorded in November at RDU was a total of 3.6 inches on November 20, 1914. All of these dates are before my birthday. Looking at the records, the day before my birthday and the day after have measurable snowfall totals but my birthday gets no snowfall or respect like a famous comedian who shares the same birthday as me, Rodney Dangerfield.
I saw Rodney in Feb of 1981 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. We asked him to give us his autograph on a roll of toilet paper. He played along and did it! There will never again be another Rodney.
To segue to wx:
Earlier that winter, late Dec 1980-Jan 1981 was very cold with no Jan colder since then in much of the SE US. Charleston had a rare heavy snow in Dec and there was some ZR in SAV. GSO had a big snow in March of 1981. By transitivity the winter of 2025-6 has great potential. Ok, I realize this segue makes no sense but I wanted to make it wx related and post about Rodney, too.
Yea that was a good one I remember, and the earliest accumulation I've seen in the state in modern times.
If I recall, areas south of 85/40 got more due to heavier rates (ground temps obviously very warm). Also remember seeing a lot of snow not accumulating underneath trees which still had a lot of leaves on them.
tennessee storm
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It don’t snow November around these parts of country. Lol
Drizzle Snizzle
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I remember that day well. It was forecasted to be a light rain/snow mix which it started as in Concord around 8am. It went to all snow very quickly and got heavy by 10am. Didnt stop until early in the evening
I've seen flurries on Halloween a couple of times but the only real measurable one in my life was in 2000. It was 34 and raining and turned to coat the ground for an hour or two in Cartersville.
Latest AI has another overextension, which imo is actually a good thing, because eventually we are gonna go western ridge > AK ridge. I’m all for that occuring later in Nov
OP Euro says enjoy your november 80s clowns
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Never been so angry the Panthers were away that weekend
That was the one. Came out of the theatre that day with my daughter (5yrs old at the time) after seeing some disney or rug rats flick. Snowing like crazy. Thought it was Veteran's Day but was later in the month.
And then of course two weeks later they were at home with a 6-12” of snow forecasted and the forecast completely busted and there was barely a flurry
NCSNOW
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NC Snow November Forecast for GSO:
"Bet the Streak" continues. I'm on an amateur wx nerd roll. Called August, Sept and Oct for GSO to come in Below Normal Temp wise and BN qpf.
Thanks to the super CAD rolling in to town for several days the last week of October. Greensboro will have had 3 consecutive months averaging Below Normal Temps come trick or treat day. The call that summer was over August 1st for GSO, ended up being spot on. As we only had one day reach the 90 degree mark since July ended.
November call is for GSO to come in Below Normal on temps, once again for the 4th consecutive month. qpf will average out close to normal for a change most likely. But It wouldn't surprise me to see us still fall short. I Don't see any drought buster major change coming to the pattern, but I also don't see us going weeks on end getting skunked/ nada in the rain dept. Sooner or latter with these east coast troughs that carve out, you would think we could score a good rain.
"Bet the Streak" continues. I'm on an amateur wx nerd roll. Called August, Sept and Oct for GSO to come in Below Normal Temp wise and BN qpf.
Thanks to the super CAD rolling in to town for several days the last week of October. Greensboro will have had 3 consecutive months averaging Below Normal Temps come trick or treat day. The call that summer was over August 1st for GSO, ended up being spot on. As we only had one day reach the 90 degree mark since July ended.
November call is for GSO to come in Below Normal on temps, once again for the 4th consecutive month. qpf will average out close to normal for a change most likely. But It wouldn't surprise me to see us still fall short. I Don't see any drought buster major change coming to the pattern, but I also don't see us going weeks on end getting skunked/ nada in the rain dept. Sooner or latter with these east coast troughs that carve out, you would think we could score a good rain.
I chased that Columbia snow on Nov 1 back in early 2010s and had spots with 3-4”. Was insane.
I honestly just feel like last year was the start of some rare and crazy years ahead. I think things are starting to turn in our favor again.
lexxnchloe
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Early season snow for NYC?
lexxnchloe
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Thanksgiving freeze alert.
lexxnchloe
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Chilly start as well
C-Money
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Bring it! Ready for some turkey, stuffing, deviled eggs and sweet potato casserole.
I’ve got a long family cruise in mid/late November so let’s keep the tropics quiet and the cold out west. Pump that SER into Thanksgiving 
The troughing is nice, but I’d like to see the Western Canada source region have cooler temperatures to get our first arctic outbreak.
Regardless, 40s and 50s here we come!
Regardless, 40s and 50s here we come!
Brent
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That prediction about record highs here isn't trending well
I mean the records are impressive still too
Today’s Euro Weeklies out 6 weeks for E US:
- Coldest 1st 2 weeks of any run for that period thanks to a combo of an impressive +PNA and impressive ascending -NAO, which should it verify closely would be coldest for E US overall since the similarly chilly 2012 for Oct 27-Nov 9. For those curious, that period in 2012 actually had a mean near opposite weak -PNA as well as a similarly strong -NAO and weak -AO.
It had a +EPO like we have now. It had for the MJO a moderate 2, mod 3, and ended with weak 4/5.
- No long period of mild in sight with weeks 3, 5, and 6 NN and week 4 only barely AN
- Coldest 1st 2 weeks of any run for that period thanks to a combo of an impressive +PNA and impressive ascending -NAO, which should it verify closely would be coldest for E US overall since the similarly chilly 2012 for Oct 27-Nov 9. For those curious, that period in 2012 actually had a mean near opposite weak -PNA as well as a similarly strong -NAO and weak -AO.
It had a +EPO like we have now. It had for the MJO a moderate 2, mod 3, and ended with weak 4/5.
- No long period of mild in sight with weeks 3, 5, and 6 NN and week 4 only barely AN
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dsaur
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Larry, I have a humble request. I noticed that an analog year for a heavier than normal Siberian snow pack, and by good measure, includes 1993. Could you gaze into your abacus and tell if the climo oracle portends another blizzard this year? A wild wiggle in the vortex being necessary for the vaunted triple phaser. I thank you, and the moles are most interested!
And so it begins. The first digital snow of the 2025-2026 season for some:
lexxnchloe
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