ALERT !!! ICE Age 2011 - 2012

Forecasters expect above-normal snowfall and below-normal temperatures, possibly including daily high temperatures below zero in December, according to Jack Boston, senior meteorologist with accuweathercom.                           
Thanks to the La Nina weather pattern, the jet str-eam will set up out of the northwest and will bring very cold air into the region from northwest Canada, Alaska and Siberia.


According to NOAA, the La Nina isn’t the only climate factor in play. The lesser-known and less predictable Arctic Oscillation could produce dramatic short-term swings in temperatures this winter.
The La Nina returned in August and is expected to gradually strengthen and continue through the winter.

Gas futures advanced as much as 2.7 percent after Commodity Weather Group LLC said in its seasonal forecast yesterday that the coming U.S. winter may be the coldest in more than 10 years. Temperatures may be below-normal along the Eastern Seaboard from Oct. 30 through Nov. 3, the company said.
As for temperatures, accuweather.com expects the thermometer readings to be 5 to 6 degrees below normal in December, pushing the average 25-degree highs and 8-degree lows even lower.