GFS model simulation of temperature difference from normal Thursday. (WeatherBell.com) It’s not normal, and it’s happening again. For the second year in a row in late December and for the second time in as many months, temperatures in the high Arctic will be freakishly high compared to normal. Computer models project that on Thursday, three days before Christmas, the temperature near the North Pole will be an astronomical 40-50 degrees warmer-than-normal and approaching 32 degrees, the melting point. Impressive… model guidance (eg, GFS) indicating surface air temperatures hovering just below freezing at the #NorthPole later this week pic.twitter.com/VN1chMSvu0 On some forecast maps simulating Arctic temperatures, the color bar does not even go as high as predicted levels. GFS model forecast temperature difference (in Celsius) from normal in the Arctic on Thursday. (University of Maine Climate Re-analyzer) The warmth will be drawn into the Arctic by a powerhouse storm east […]