Merry Christmas, gang. You guys are my weather family and I am thankful for each of you. We may disagree from time to time, but that’s what happens with a family. I hope each of you are enjoying this blessed day.

I wanted to drop off a couple of gifts from the European and the GFS models. Each of them are showing some serious winter weather in the first week of the new year…

European

Euro

GFS

GFSThey differ on the exact times, but they are both singing a similar tune… a winter storm followed by bitterly cold temps of well below 0.

Extreme events are more than possible as we roll forward into January. Will it include a major winter storm AND bitterly cold? Only one of the two? Time will tell, but both options are fully on the table.

Merry Christmas and take care.