Weather It Is (A Cold New Years?)

Good evening:

After a lot of rain, and even frequent rain, the weather pattern has changed.  Until now, there was high pressure situated to our north, which would funnel cold air south into the Mediterranean region.  The mixture of cold and warm Mediterranean air in concert with an active storm track were the primary drivers in our wet weather.

A few days ago, the weather pattern changed and any storms approaching from the west needed to be really strong just to make it into our region. This so-so weather pattern should continue until just after New Years.

However, the majority of ensemble members are predicting that after a warm start to the New Year, the temperatures should start a downward trend, and then continue downward some more as a potent storm approaches early the next week.  Some ensemble members are even predicting this to be a winter storm with snow in the central mountains and other areas of similar latitude.

We'll have to stayed tuned -- but winter should return before too long.

Barry Lynn