GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — Winter has officially begun in the northern hemisphere. That happened at 9:59 Tuesday morning.
It’s a close out to an unusual fall, which National Weather Service Meteorologist Roy Eckberg says was uniquely dry and warm.
“Fall across Northeast Wisconsin was much warmer than normal,” said Eckberg. “In Green Bay, we tied for the sixth warmest fall on record.”
Storms last week did add quite a bit of precipitation and brought in record warmth to the area.
Now we turn towards the cold months.
“The Climate Prediction Center is hinting at temperatures ending up above normal,” Eckberg said. “But La Nina winters can be highly variable.”
Daylight will be scarce this month, but you’ll see more and more of it each day.
“By the end of December, we actually gain about 10 minutes of daylight,” Eckberg explained. “Daylight hours will definitely be getting longer here.”
As for the holidays, Eckberg says there will be some snow between now and Christmas, but there’s no telling whether or not it will stick.
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