AccuWeather's 2009-2010 Winter Outlook

Even though it is July, AccuWeather decided to issue their forecast for the upcoming winter. Ben details their expectations, but he will not issue his winter forecast until September.

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Science & Technology

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• accuweather
• winter
• forecast
• snow
• cold
• 2009
• 2010

[Cavin21]

I would love to see a blizzard of 96 repeat.

[plummustangs]

you think the el nino will stay weak?

[Ilovewashers]

@markscx426 I agree with you my best guess is that the Spokane and Couer D'alene metropolitans got a little over 2 feet so far this year. I still am not digging this Winter as much as i did the winter before, when I found out that only 22% of Continental USA got snow as of early January I freaked out. The Northwest was not part of the 88% though we had a bad snow drought through mid-December. Wedsnday Jan. 17th was a big change in the Northwest.

[markscx426]

@Ilovewashers Yeah but this year its the opposite.

[Ilovewashers]

The stupidest winter ever that year, while the East was in Hell in Feb., Spokane Washington barely reached a foot of snow overall, the most common times it was below freezing was when it was a clear night. 12" overall that Winter!!! Let me take out my calculator. . . let's see 49"-12"=37" that's 37" of snow below average. Farmers were worried so was the water suppliers!

[bradfordfields81]

I live in northern Va and the 09-10 winter was one to remember. This year I believe we will finally just have an old fashioned winter. Everything I have seen has pointed to

Accumulating snow in early december and cold to mid Feb. Then a nice warm up for several weeks and march will come in like a lion. The mid Atlantic is a very tough place to

Forecast . It's all about the Art Oscillation staying negative and driving down cold shots and a winter storm on the right path. Look 1996 was a La Nina

[piloneman]

I live in Maryland and we got nailed by a lot of snow, which was the biggest winter I have ever been in by far. And I have been checking on the winter outlook for 2011-2012 and it looks like the Mid-Atlantic region will be having another snowy winter :)

[kjh6395]

i live in boston and it was a mild winter and we got below average snowfall

[Brian211978]

well except for december, they were nearly spot on, especially in the northeast and southwest.  and the midwest was cold most of the winter!

[peymaania]

Looks like you just got your wish! Enjoy!

[Skankpronger]

you are, youve already proven you are off track with your earlier predictions , expect to see lower then avg temps to close out the year but dont expect much in the way of snow a few inches here and there until feb