2016-2017 Cleveland Ohio Winter Outlook

10/28/2016 (Permalink)

Scott Sabol from Fox8 News said "Here's the bottom line when it comes to the winter weather outlook for this season: There will be no free ride like last winter when El Nino was the primary driver. This winter we will influenced by a very weak La Nina (opposite of El Nino) along with a host of other drivers which were suppressed last year due to the strong El Nino. Last winter, the polar jet stream was very stable and strong keeping the cold, arctic air locked up north for much of the winter. This winter, indications are that the polar jet stream will be weaker allowing bursts of colder air more frequently.

Last winter, we had ONLY 32 inches of snow. This year: we are forecasting more than double that, about 71 inches of snow. The average snowfall for Cleveland is 66".  Here are the seasonal snow averages for all of northern Ohio. We can add 5-10" to these numbers this winter."  

Please click this link to read the entire online article written by Scott Sabol: http://fox8.com/2016/10/27/winter-weather-outlook-2016-2017-no-free-ride-like-last-winter/