Spring Weather 2016

It's been a pretty dry spring up here in the Daks. Fire danger has been really high.  We will take rain.

What I'm wondering is after a winter without winter are we now going to have a summer without warm temps.  It's been the coldest April and May I can recall.  It snowed in LP yesterday.

Cold is gold.

Coach Z wrote

It's been a pretty dry spring up here in the Daks. Fire danger has been really high.  We will take rain.

Same here in central NH and the Whites. Constant fire danger warning. We occasionally get a sprinkle or even a short downpour. But we need a huge amount of rain.

From a weather perspective, it has been cold and gray with very little sun. I rode my bike more in March than April and I haven't been on my bike at all in May (partly due to being sick but the weather has sucked for the most part). K is still spinning lifts on weekends despite how awful this season was but in some melt down years, they packed it in before May.

The weather is just adding insult to injury... after a warm and snowless winter, we are now getting a cool and sunless spring. WTF. Tuesday is supposed to be super nice at least, too bad I'll be working sun up until sun down.

Harvey wrote

Cold is gold.

Nov thru April yes

Not in May

Didn't realize the north country has been bone dry..It's a soggy mess down here..At least it's suppose to be sunny for the next 2 days..Then more rain and cool weather...

JasonWx wrote

Didn't realize the north country has been bone dry..It's a soggy mess down here..At least it's suppose to be sunny for the next 2 days..Then more rain and cool weather...

If you live in a place that gets lake effect it has not been dry. It seems like the Green Mountain spine and Jay area have gotten a lot of rain when everything else is dry. Especially on weekends when I have time off, so maybe I notice it more.

A La Nina seems to be developing in the Pacific.

http://mashable.com/2016/05/12/la-nina-watch-issued/#JQHS.74CY5q3




Fingers crossed for good things to come to the northeast next ski season...

I thought La Nina was not as bad as El Nino but not really that great?

Bueller?

La Nina's tend to be good for the Northeast..
Far from a sure thing..PNW might be the biggest winner..Should be interesting..

Sunday into Monday...

JasonWx wrote

La Nina's tend to be good for the Northeast..
Far from a sure thing..PNW might be the biggest winner..Should be interesting..

I am 100% sure the Rocky Mtns will get Fucked next season, I bought a season pass to Copper & Winterpark

PeeTex wrote

I am 100% sure the Rocky Mtns will get Fucked next season, I bought a season pass to Copper & Winterpark

Snowmaking trails at 10k.

just kidding, it'll be fun.

What I find more disturbing is, that we are in what would be a sweet winter time pattern..

I wouldn't loose sleep over the Rockies next season, I'm sure it will be great..

JasonWx wrote

 we are in what would be a sweet winter time pattern..

I had the same thought.

Peetex bud you seem so glass half empty.

Harvey wrote

JasonWx wrote

 we are in what would be a sweet winter time pattern..

I had the same thought.

Peetex bud you seem so glass half empty.

Nope - it's like the old Albert King Blues song, "If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all"

Going to snow in LP Sunday night

Coach Z wrote

Going to snow in LP Sunday night

i have been watching this...no bueno

It was snowing in LP when I was there this morning

JasonWx wrote

La Nina's tend to be good for the Northeast..
Far from a sure thing..PNW might be the biggest winner..Should be interesting..

 
And El Nino's are supposed to be huge for the SW but ours just died right out while the PNW got hammered. Maybe this LaNina will hit the SW?

If anything I think this last winter proved that we can't really predict the weather.