“Conditions Ripe for a White Christmas”

Courtesy of Alex Smith:

Everyone dreams of having snow on Christmas morning, well this year it could be snow to places that normally don’t experience a white Christmas.

Normally the chances of having a white Christmas are more than seventy-five percent in the north part of the United States and in the mountains in the west. These chances are increasing with an El Nino coming and having colder weather than normal this time of year in the deep south and Eastern Seaboard.

Meteorologists have been using computers that help find long-range forecasts. This computer has seen that temperatures in the whole eastern part of the country to be one to three degrees colder than normal throughout the whole month of December.

Just because the air is cold doesn’t automatically include snow, there needs to be a storm first. This is more likely to happen because there is an El Nino that is getting stronger each day. “An El Nino is when sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific are warmer than normal, and the moisture and energy from this warm ocean water promotes a storm track across the southern part of the United States.” The storms most likely happen along the East Coast.

Because of this weather snow has already fallen in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, states that normally don’t see an inch of snow each year.

I found this article interesting because my cousin’s who live down south always are jealous on how I have a white Christmas every year. This year might be there chance at getting one too!

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