"Winter in the US this year is going to be very different. El Nino is ramping up in the Pacific. Sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean are still off the charts, and we're going to have an amplified southern jet stream," US meteorological analyst and YouTuber Ryan Hall said in a video published on Saturday. He said the El Nino weather phenomenon will "affect how much snow we get and how often we see it, but it's also going to change when the snow starts."

Hall constructed a map of the US regions that usually see the first measurable snowfall: 

Here's the first snowfall prediction map:

Hall pointed out, "But I want you to think back to what I said at the beginning of this video. This is not a typical year. The 2023-2024 winter season is going to be very different" due to "2023-2024 winter is an El Nino pattern." 

He said for the past three La Nina winters have kept "areas in the South and East drier and warmer, and it keeps the North and Northwest a little bit colder and wetter. But for the first time in a while, we're entering this upcoming winter in a full-blown El Nino." 

"This is when those waters down in the Pacific are warmer than usual, and the thunderstorm activity starts going crazy. This actually amplifies the Southern Jet Stream, sending several storm systems flying across the Southern US. And a lot of times, those storm systems are very strong, and they can latch on to some of the colder air up north and cause very big snowstorms. For example, some of you guys might remember the North American blizzard of 2003," Hall explained. 

He also reminded folks of the "January blizzard of 2016 dumped three feet of snow across a huge chunk of the Mid-Atlantic region, and caused $500 million in damage. Now, we can't say that either of those storms were directly caused by El Nino, but it's something to keep in mind as we develop our forecast. And El Nino years are notorious for keeping things mild, especially in the East." 

Here's the full forecast: 

Besides Hall, Peter Geiger, editor of the Farmer's Almanac, warned in an August weather note: "The 'brrr' is coming back! We expect more snow and low temperatures nationwide."

Last week, we pointed out several notable meteorologists who expect average temperatures to dive across the Lower 48 as early as next weekend. 

And all we hear from corporate media and their climate warrior cheerleaders is crickets as the climate changes into fall.