ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - We will be overall controlled by a La Niña pattern this winter, which signifies a more northern storm track. Meaning St. Louis will likely see less snow than normal.
Accuweather meteorologist Paul Pastelok is a long term forecast expert.
We are also forecast to average out a degree or two above normal, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get wintery weather.
“We can get some ice. I think ice is going to be a problem especially in parts of January and more so in February, as the storm track gets a little more interesting – a combination of southern and northern storms come together.” Pastelock thinks.
“On the south side of the tracks means milder conditions,” Pastelock tells KMOX. So, less snow.
Our average snowfall is 17.9 inches. This winter 6-12 inches are predicted for the entire season.
Pastelock also predicts big swings in temperatures.
“Once these storms go on by, it warms up ahead of them and then behind them you can get some arctic air to come rushing down through the plains into the Midwest," he says.
There will be more systems passing from the Northwest to the Great Lakes and into the Northeast. That means we’ll be on the south side of these tracks most of the time.
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