Forecast: More Snow, Cold For Rockies

From the Havre Daily News: National Weather Service Meteorologist Ben Schott of Great Falls said that it looks like another La Niña weather pattern is setting in, with cooler temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean increasing the chance for cool, wet weather in the Pacific Northwest and the High Plains of the United States, including Montana.
“This winter, look for above-normal snowfall, below-normal temperatures, ” Schott said during a meeting of the Hill County Local Emergency Planning Committee.
“Well, that was positive wasn’t it, ” said Jim Donovan, who was chairing the meeting.
“(Schott has) been three for three the last three winters. so that’s depressing, ” Donovan added.
Schott said the winter may not get severe until about Chrismas-time or the first of the year, but there is a strong likelihood of high levels of snowfall and below-average temperatures.
http://www.havredailynews.com/news/story-271882.html
This is great news for skiers in the Rockies and the same will be true in the Sierra Nevada.
This is also great news for the Las Vegas area. The more snow in the Rockies, the more water we get in Las Vegas. We get our water supply from the Rockies, via the Colorado River. The more it snows, the more the water level goes up. This year, the water level in Lake Mead will have gone up about 40 feet and if we can get another 40 feet or more, then our wter shortage will be almost over.
So: