Another Stalled Weather Pattern Stirs Big Trouble, But Not For Vermont

Stuck weather patterns, in which the jet stream doesn't move and meander like it normally does, has caused a lot of problems in the past year.

This forecast map shows more than
three inches of rain from the nor'easter
is in the forecast for New Jersey, but
pretty much nothing in Vermont.  

It contributed to huge floods in Colorado, Alberta, Vermont and elsewhere this summer, drought in the Southwest, Hurricane Sandy last October and repeated floods earlier this year in Europe.

Well, we're stuck again, and that spells trouble for the mid-Atlantic coast. A nor'easter is developing, and begins of a blocked up weather pattern, it will sit and spin off the coast for several days.

This isn't a powerhouse like Sandy. Sure, it will be strong, but nothing extreme.

However, since the storm will sit there day after day after day, the coastline will be pounded by repeated high tides, battering waves and soaking rain from now into the weekend.

The mid-Atlantic coastline is already vulnerable after the damage from Sandy, compounded by other stalled nor'easters last February and March. So this storm will surely cause much more erosion and damage and it sits and spins into the weekend.

Up here in Vermont, that stalled weather pattern will protect us from the storm. A high pressure system will keep skies generally clear for the next few days. Some clouds will sneak into southern Vermont, and maybe much of the state this weekend.

East winds might also increase because of the storm this weekend, bringing is some somewhat cool air. But in general, the stuck weather pattern this time means pleasant foliage viewing in Vermont.

I guess there's benefits to everything.