I live on the east coast...where's the snow at?

Question

Usually, we would have snow at this time in year, but where has it gone & when will in snow again?

Answer 1

It doesn't usually snow until January at least. Besides, this year has been a lot warmer! It is weird indeed!

Answer 2

At the moment - it's only in the Rocky Mountains, the Northwestern United States, parts of the Western and Central, and some of the Northern Plains states, and of course in Alaska.

The East Coast has had VERY LITTLE SNOW AT ALL.

This is December and with various seasonal changes snow is soon to come hopefully. I'll be honest with you in saying that the chances are slim - but there is still hope.

Good luck!

Happy New Year.

Brian R Cross.

Answer 3

I wish I knew, lol. I live in Virginia, so I'm also an east coaster, and ever since winter got here, we haven't been having a winter at all. The week before christmas was 80 and 70 and in the 60's and has not been below the 50's for a while. we haven't even started winter yet, much less gotten any snow. but i think it was because of El Nino. Now maybe it'll start cooling off and maybe in January or February, us East Coasters will get some snow. Let's hope so!

Answer 4

This year we are in a weather phenomenon called "El-Nino which usually causes warmer than average tempertues in the mid-atlantic and northeast and unsually wet conditions for much of the Westen third of the country. Weahter patterns here in the mid-latitudes (30-60 degrees North) are constatly changing. The main culprit that dictates what type of precipitation you get and temperature you have is the Polar Jet Stream. Under the Polar Jet Stream (called a ridge) air masses come from the southern regions mainly the Gulf of Mexico. If however one is located North of the Polar Jet Stream (trough) air masses come from Northern areas of the continent which allows very cold air that thrives in Canada to reach as far South as the Jet Stream allows it to go. In our country, its usually a tale of two cities as far a weather is concerned. The weather in the West is usually the opposite of it is in the East (thanks to the Jet Stream). This difference in greatest around this time of year where the latitudinal temperature gradient is the highest. This year so far we have been on the warmer side of the Jet which is why its been to warm for snow. However in the West, such as Denver, two major snowstorms have already occured this holdiday week. This is courtesy of the trough which is bring that cold air from Canada and an active strorm pattern.
Weahter patterns are constantly changing so this kind of weather wont last. Eventually that Cold Air thats out west and up North will come. At the same time, temperatures in the Rockies will probably be above normal, like 60 for instance in denver whille the northeast is in a major snowstorm. Most of the snow that occurs in the East Comes from powerful weather systems called nor-easters. In order for there to be snow, the storm track has to be to the East of the area one lives so cold air on the back side of a counterclockwise Low Pressure System could come in and change the rain to snow. This year the storm systems we've been getting have tracked to the West of New England and Mid-Altantic States bringing in warm air from the Gulf of Mexico to ruin all the fun. Remember winter has only just begun and alot can still happen. As far a records go back, there has never been a winter in new england with no snow. Be patient, the weather pattern we're in will eventually change temporarily to allow snow to fall. Being that this is an El-Nino winter, warm temps and rain and more likely than cold and snowy weather but thats not to say it wont snow. It will probably be a winter little snow for the east coast compared to most normal winters. Hoped this info helped!

Answer 5

Sorry, but if I read one more exerpt from a person that resides in the USA that Canada is a frigid cold place I'll scream.

Yes, we are closer to the Artic circle than the USA. However parts of Canada including Vancouver, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia (west coast/east coast) are warmer than Wisconsin or North Dakota in the winter.

And yes, in the summer we can reach temps well over the 100F mark as well.

Sorry we don't live in igloos, so spare us the diatribe about the cold air coming down from Canada. It just passes through Canada on its way down from the Artic.

Answer 6

I live in Massachusetts and I have snow on the ground right now. I actually had it two and a half months ago. If you want some snow, feel free to come and take some. I'm already sick of it!

Answer 7

El Nino is not all to blame in fact we were actually projected to have below normal temps this winter and above normal precip., so just that alone is telling me that it will eventually start getting cold and a little bit snowy. Also stop blaming global warming for everything, yes temps are getting warmer but not at an extremely fast rate. Remeber this is a fairly new phonomenon and hasnt had a chance to devleop and REALLY affect our weather just yet, i am a beleiver and that is just my opinion. Ithink we should do something about it, and yes down the road it will hurt us but for now it hasnt.

Answer 8

It's on the West coast- in Denver and in the plains--- dont worry, we will get the snow- probably another 12 inches in April- for Easter- that happened twice in my lifetime already.

Answer 9

It'll probably never be a winter like you and I remember from when we were kids ever again, and you can thank Mr. Bush for that. You can thank him when we're underwater after the ice caps are totally melted, too, because he refuses to sign any bills limiting emissions in this country even though we account for a huge percentage of them. The snow's all in Colorado and, weirdly enough, New Mexico, which is one more wonderful effect of global warming.

Answer 10

Thankfully it isn't on the east coast yet. But don't worry. Our winter has barely begun; it's only 10 days old.