It's going to suck. A drier than usual winter would help a little bit in terms of less forest overgrowth, but we could catch up the precipitation in February. I have a slight suspicion early February may feature more ARs and wet weather, followed by (?) a cooler pattern. But don't take my word. However at the same time, less mountain snow means we could see an earlier start to the fire season.

The number of 50+ degree days this winter will need to be studied.

Conflicting reports!!

This is a near perfect setup for a summer full of forest fires and smoke.

This is the worst winter I could ask for... I'm sure Tim is enjoying it though. Plenty of sunshine, and a nice small holiday snowfall that stuck around for multiple days even with sunshine in December.