I caught an interesting article a couple days about about an upcoming broad change in weather patterns. Apparently the stubborn high-pressure system that has been giving the western U.S. a freakishly warm and dry winter, while simultaneously slamming the east with horrific snow and cold, is set to change.
According to the article, "While much of the eastern U.S. has been frozen by rounds of Arctic air and snow, the West has experienced weeks of unseasonable warmth, which has left many mountain ranges in a snow drought. A major change in the weather pattern will flip the script by mid-month, as a shift in the jet stream will open the door for numerous storms to bring snow and rain to the West Coast and Rockies."
Whether this long-term prognosis is accurate or not, all I know is we're getting some desperately-needed rain moving in today, the first appreciable moisture we've had since January 2.
I sincerely hope this is the start of a wetter weather pattern for the rest of this winter. Whatever happens, though, we'll take what we can get.
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