This winter's weather will feature dramatic shifts between hot
and cold from month to month, and even week to week, due
to the absence of either an El Nino or La Nina in the Pacific
Ocean. El Nino is an unusual warming of the Pacific ocean
which leads to a mild winter in the U.S., while La Nina does
the opposite. Without either one, the weather will fluctuate
wildly.
Richard Valdmanis writes in PlanetArk.org that most weather
forecasting agencies agree on this prediction. "We're going to
see outstanding cold spells throughout the U.S., balanced by
unseasonable warmth," said AccuWeather's Joe Bastardi.
"Our forecast emphasizes volatility, including cold snaps in
the Northeast, and colder-than-normal weather in the
Midwest and Plains," says Matt Rogers of EarthSat.
Craig Solberg, of Freese-Notis, says November will be colder
than normal in the West and warmer than normal in the East.
In December, cold weather will move East and it will be colder
than normal there, according to Scott Yuknis of Meteorlogix.
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