{"id":237514,"date":"2026-05-20T18:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/scientists-predict-winter-weather-months-ahead-using-new-method"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:17:53","slug":"scientists-predict-winter-weather-months-ahead-using-new-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/scientists-predict-winter-weather-months-ahead-using-new-method","title":{"rendered":"Scientists predict winter weather months ahead using new method"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/scientists-predict-winter-weather-months-ahead-using-new-method.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scientists have developed a new statistical model that predicts winter weather up to six months in advance by forecasting the behavior of the stratospheric polar vortex. [ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labroots.com\/trending\/earth-and-the-environment\/30569\/scientists-predict-winter-weather-months-ahead-using-method-2\">https:\/\/www.labroots.com\/trending\/earth-and-the-environment\/\u2026g-method-2<\/a>](<a href=\"https:\/\/www.labroots.com\/trending\/earth-and-the-environment\/30569\/scientists-predict-winter-weather-months-ahead-using-method-2\">https:\/\/www.labroots.com\/trending\/earth-and-the-environment\/\u2026g-method-2<\/a>) <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Can weather forecasts speed up predictions to help better prepare for inclement weather? This is what a <a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2025JD044222\">recent study<\/a> published in <em>Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres<\/em> hopes to address as an international team of scientists from Florida State University and China investigated a new method for providing better predictions of winter weather forecasts. This study has the potential to help sci better understand winter weather patterns and provide more in-depth and accurate predictions, enabling communities to better prepare for worst case scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>This study is a secondary study in a series for this team, who published a <a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2025JD044220\">first study<\/a> also in the <em>Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres<\/em> focusing on the yearly weather patterns of the Northern Hemisphere stratospheric polar vortex (SPV). For this study, the researchers focused on developing a new method for predicting SPV weather patterns months in advance of the winter season.<\/p>\n<p>Using a series of statistical models involving historical atmospheric data, the researchers ascertained to produce a statistical model capable of predicting winter weather patterns months in advance. In the end, the models demonstrated that forecasts could be made up to six months in advance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists have developed a new statistical model that predicts winter weather up to six months in advance by forecasting the behavior of the stratospheric polar vortex. [ https:\/\/www.labroots.com\/trending\/earth-and-the-environment\/\u2026g-method-2](https:\/\/www.labroots.com\/trending\/earth-and-the-environment\/\u2026g-method-2) Can weather forecasts speed up predictions to help better prepare for inclement weather? This is what a recent study published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres hopes [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":706,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-futurism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/706"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}