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Blockbuster Hurricane Season Could Be Coming: 'Serious, Growing Concerns,' Says Forecaster Blockbuster Hurricane Season Could Be Coming: 'Serious, Growing Concerns,' Says Forecaster
Blockbuster Hurricane Season Could Be Coming: 'Serious, Growing Concerns,' Says Forecaster The return of La Niña and historically warm water across the Atlantic Ocean have some forecasters sounding the alarm about what could be a super-charged 2024 hurricane season. Those two factors will set the groundwork for a potentially blockbuster season, and there are already “serious and growing concerns," AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter said. The season runs from Saturday, June 1 through Saturday, Nov. 30.  La Niña typically leads to more tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic due to reduced wind shear, or disruptive winds high in the atmosphere. "The …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Here's When To Expect Stormy Pattern In Weeks Ahead, New Long-Range Outlook Says Here's When To Expect Stormy Pattern In Weeks Ahead, New Long-Range Outlook Says
Here's When To Expect Stormy Pattern In Weeks Ahead, New Long-Range Outlook Says Punxsutawney Phil is about to return to his perch in Pennsylvania to decide whether there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring.  But why wait until Groundhog Day on Friday morning, Feb. 2? AccuWeather.com released its 2024 US spring forecast late Wednesday, Jan. 31. Meteorological spring starts Friday, March 1, followed by the astronomical start on the equinox on Tuesday, March 19, and the long-range outlook calls for the possibility of storms leading into those dates. "It could come in like a lion in the East," AccuWeather Veteran Meteorologist and Long-Rang…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Get Your Snow Shovels Ready': AccuWeather Releases Winter Outlook 'Get Your Snow Shovels Ready': AccuWeather Releases Winter Outlook
'Get Your Snow Shovels Ready': AccuWeather Releases Winter Outlook Forecasters for AccuWeather have released their projections for the winter of 2023-24. Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok and his team are saying it's shaping up to be much different than last winter, especially across the central and eastern United States, and one month may leave the biggest impression. "February can be an active and intense month," Pastelok said. One of the driving forces this winter will be the strengthening El Niño, which will play a significant role in the weather across the United States throughout the entire winter season.  Earlier report - 'Super'…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fall Forecast For Northeast Released By AccuWeather Fall Forecast For Northeast Released By AccuWeather
Fall Forecast For Northeast Released By AccuWeather AccuWeather has released its predictions for Fall 2023. Longtime meteorologist Paul Pastelok and his team of long-range forecasters say that this year's autumn, which officially kicks off Saturday, Sept. 23, will be coming in hot. The first few weeks of September will be around 90 degrees in New York City and Philadelphia, with cooler air expected to hit toward the end of the month, according to Pastelok. With it? Thunderstorms, he said. Severe Weather Risk September to November 2023.AccuWeather Fall's first frost is anticipated to make its debut at the end of October or early Novembe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dramatic Change In Weather Pattern Could Bring Some Snow To Parts Of Northeast Dramatic Change In Weather Pattern Could Bring Some Snow To Parts Of Northeast
Dramatic Change In Weather Pattern Could Bring Some Snow To Parts Of Northeast A summer preview with temperatures topping out around the upper 80s will be followed by a dramatic change in the weather pattern that will include scattered thunderstorms and then a chance for snow in some spots in the Northeast. Conditions will remain warm and dry Friday, April 14 with continued low relative humidity, with the high temperature in the mid to upper 80s, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will begin to plunge from west to east as an unsettled stretch begins on Saturday, April 15, which will be mostly cloudy with a high temperature in the mid-60s. Sh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Major Shift' In Jet Stream Will Lead To Big Change In Weather Pattern Heading Into New Year 'Major Shift' In Jet Stream Will Lead To Big Change In Weather Pattern Heading Into New Year
'Major Shift' In Jet Stream Will Lead To Big Change In Weather Pattern Heading Into New Year Relief is coming following the most bitterly cold stretch of Christmas-time weather in more than 30 years. After continued cold on Monday, Dec. 26, there will be a gradual day-by-day increase in temperatures, leading to a big change in the weather pattern heading into New Year's Eve. "A major shift in the jet stream will occur next week," AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said. "Instead of a massive dip in the jet stream that allows air from the North Pole to empty into the US, a more west-to-east jet pattern will develop and allow milder air from the Pacific to flow a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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After The Storm: Bitter Cold For Christmas Eve, Xmas Day Before Big Change In Weather Pattern After The Storm: Bitter Cold For Christmas Eve, Xmas Day Before Big Change In Weather Pattern
After The Storm: Bitter Cold For Christmas Eve, Xmas Day Before Big Change In Weather Pattern Let's hope Santa Claus is wearing an extra pair -- or two -- of long johns. That's because Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be the coldest in decades. A powerful, massive storm that brought a mix of heavy rain, damaging winds, sleet, and snow, has now moved off the coast, but the passage of a cold front accompanying the system has led to a dramatic dip in temperatures. The wind-chill factor on Christmas Eve on Saturday morning, Dec. 24 is below zero degrees in most of the region. After a sunny start, clouds will increase during the day, but the high temperature will only be in the mid…

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by Joe Lombardi
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White Christmas? New Storm Could Bring Potentially Significant Snowfall To Much Of Region White Christmas? New Storm Could Bring Potentially Significant Snowfall To Much Of Region
White Christmas? New Storm Could Bring Potentially Significant Snowfall To Much Of Region Dreaming of a White Christmas? You may just get your wish thanks to a new storm system on track for the Northeast just before Christmas Day on Sunday, Dec. 25, according to the National Weather Service. "The potential blockbuster system will coincide with a massive outbreak of Arctic air that will send temperatures to bone-chilling levels through the holiday weekend," according to AccuWeather.com, "and could be one of the most intense and prolonged periods of frigid air in decades during Christmastime." According to the current projected track and timing, the system is due to arrive o…

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by Joe Lombardi
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AccuWeather Releases Winter Weather Outlook AccuWeather Releases Winter Weather Outlook
AccuWeather Releases Winter Weather Outlook Long-range forecasters for AccuWeather have just released their projections for the winter of 2022-23. Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok and his team are predicting La Niña will shape the weather patterns across the United States for the third straight year. That means less-than-average snowfall in much of the nation, including the Northeast, especially the southernmost part of the region. (See the first image above.) Earlier report - Old Farmer's Almanac Releases Outlook For Winter In Northeast In addition, the biggest blasts of cold air will hold off until later in the winter…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Newly Named Tropical Storm Ian Expected To Make Direct Hit On US As Major Hurricane Newly Named Tropical Storm Ian Expected To Make Direct Hit On US As Major Hurricane
Newly Named Tropical Storm Ian Expected To Make Direct Hit On US As Major Hurricane A newly named tropical storm could make a direct hit on the United States according to the latest forecast models. Tropical Depression Nine (known as #TD9) formed in the central Caribbean Friday morning, Sept. 23, and became Tropical Storm Ian on Friday night. Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to strengthen to hurricane status and move north through Florida next week. The projected path for Tropical Storm Ian through next Saturday, Oct. 1 is shown in the image above from AccuWeather.com. The time frame for the arrival of tropical-storm-force win…

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by Joe Lombardi