I'm dreaming of ...... cutting the grass on Christmas?

[marmar]

Warmest Christmas in Living Memory Possible as 'Blowtorch' Weather Pattern Likely in the East, Midwest

There is growing confidence that the widespread warmth we've seen so far this December will also dominate much of Christmas week in the eastern half of the United States. Depending on how long the mild weather pattern holds on, next Friday could be the warmest Christmas Day of your lifetime, particularly if you live in one of the East Coast states.

This mild forecast means the prospect for a white Christmas is highly unlikely for many of those states.

Meteorologists sometimes jokingly refer to the type of warm weather pattern we have seen recently, and the one coming next week, as a "blowtorch" in social media. The term may be a reference to weather maps showing temperatures compared to normal; these patterns tend to resemble a large red or white scorch mark surrounded by shades of orange and yellow, as if a giant blowtorch had been pointed at the Earth.



Of course, the actual cause is not a blowtorch but a weather pattern that keeps typical winter chill at bay and holds air from the Pacific or the tropics over the mainland United States. ................(more)

http://www.weather.com/forecast/national/news/christmas-week-forecast-warm-east


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(Bloomberg) Frosty didn’t stand a chance.

This has been by far the hottest year on record, and it’s ending with an exclamation point. Holiday shoppers in New York’s Rockefeller Center have been checking off their lists in weather that’s an eerie 20 degrees warmer than normal. Meanwhile, another stack of global temperature records has fallen.

Last month was the hottest November in 136 years of data, according to U.S. figures released on Thursday, making it the ninth record-breaking month of 2015. This year has been so far off the charts, it’s certain to go down as the hottest year on record even if December turns out to be unusually cool (it won’t).

El Niño is largely responsible for this year’s extremes, but make no mistake: This is what global warming looks like. Before this year, 13 of the 14 hottest years fell in the 21st century. The thermometer creep is relentless. The animation below shows the earth’s warming climate, recorded in monthly measurements from land and sea dating back to 1880. Temperatures are displayed in degrees above or below the 20th century average. ..................(more)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-12-17/a-white-hot-christmas-wraps-up-earth-s-hottest-year-on-record

[Kelvin Mace]

1. Just had to mow the lawn last week.

Was 72 degrees Saturday in North Carolina.

[TexasProgresive]

2. I will be with you

I have a fairy ring of sunflowers a foot high around my bird feeders. It seems the cardinals and doves have absconder to somewhere else. They would clean up the spilled seeds from the wrens, sparrows and titmouse (or is it titmice).

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Dec. 26th forecast to be ...80 degrees here.

Temps in high 79's for a few days up to then.

That is really gonna mess with winter bulbs and blooms down here.

[world wide wally]

4. I hope someone remembers to ask Inhofe where his snowball is

[Solly Mack]

5. My gerbera daisies are blooming beautifully.

[Marrah_G]

6. I live in RI and just turned the heat on this week

Mostly just to make sure it was all working if needed.

[Elwood P Dowd]

7. Same here.

Due to drop down to 32 this weekend and back up into the 70s for several days.

[lpbk2713]

8. Having to mow here as well.

In years past I would get a break between the end of October
to around March. Looks like those days are gone.

Central Florida.

[jwirr]

9. We have snow and low temps right now but here in NE MN

we have been going up and down all the time so far so who knows.

One thing if we can cut the grass at least we will not have ice when we all head to grandma's house for Christmas dinner.

[2naSalit]

10. Hahahaha!

I like the "cool" part where I am... it finally warmed up to +3F from -20F last night. That's cool according to the whether channel...whether or not it actually is what they claim to be is the question, assuming they still actually try to forecast actual weather.