Brad Panovich's winter snow forecast

The following is WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich's winter outlook for December 2023 through February 2024.

Last winter was the first snowless winter in Charlotte’s history since records began in 1878. Every other year had seen at least a trace of snowfall.

The 2022-2023 snowless winter can be attributed primarily to three years of the La Niña pattern, which produces cooler-than-normal water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator. This setup normally brings dry and warm weather in the winter with last year being especially warm. December 2022 through February 2023's average was 4.3 degrees warmer than usual in Charlotte.

This winter, something completely opposite to last winter is happening. El Niño has developed.

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