We have been stuck in an abysmal pattern and have been riding the line for the lowest snowpack on record.
Luckily, conditions look like they are changing as the sea surface temperatures off the coast of South America warm.
This is actually what helps to shift our jet stream, the snowmaker for our region. When the jet stream is pushed northward, it is harder for low-pressure systems that bring the moisture and the snow to move across Colorado.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has us likely transitioning to a neutral pattern. This has a higher likelihood of sending more of these storms to Colorado.
Since this is a climate pattern, it will take a few months to happen. NOAA has us at a 75% chance of transitioning to neutral conditions through March.
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