{"id":132290,"date":"2024-12-02T00:19:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T17:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132290"},"modified":"2024-12-02T00:19:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T17:19:15","slug":"meteorological-winter-begins-december-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132290","title":{"rendered":"Meteorological winter begins December 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">FOX Weather meteorologists Adam Klotz, Ari Sarsalari and Jane Minar discuss the temperature and precipitation outlook for meteorological winter, which begins Dec. 1 and runs through Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Calendars across the Northern Hemisphere say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/winter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter<\/a> will begin on Dec. 21, but for meteorologists, the start of the season happens three weeks earlier on Dec. 1.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The reason behind the discrepancy is that weather experts follow what\u2019s called meteorological seasons, while others use the astronomical calendar to signify the change.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Meteorologists and climatologists break down the seasons based on when temperatures typically change, not the status of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth<\/a>\u2019s rotation.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/winter-comparison.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/winter-comparison.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/winter-comparison.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/winter-comparison.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/winter-comparison.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/winter-comparison.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/winter-comparison.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The start of winter depends on whether you're referring to the astronomical or the meteorological start.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The start of winter depends on whether you&#8217;re referring to the astronomical or the meteorological start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Under the meteorological season scheme, the four seasons are each allotted three months, making it easier to calculate statistics and compare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weather<\/a> conditions to previous years.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The rotation of Earth around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun<\/a> and the planet\u2019s tilt make the basis for the astronomical calendar.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/la-nina-el-nino-neutral-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WEAK LA NI\u00d1A EXPECTED TO EMERGE SOON AND LAST INTO SPRING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/288\/162\/EarthOrbit.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/576\/324\/EarthOrbit.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/720\/405\/EarthOrbit.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1440\/810\/EarthOrbit.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/668\/376\/EarthOrbit.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1336\/752\/EarthOrbit.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/668\/376\/EarthOrbit.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Earth's orbit around the sun gives our planet its four seasons.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The Earth&#8217;s orbit around the sun gives our planet its four seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NOAA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The astronomical changing of the seasons is marked by either a solstice or an equinox.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/winter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter<\/a> solstices occur when the Northern Hemisphere is at its maximum tilt toward or away from the Sun, respectively.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">When Earth\u2019s axis isn\u2019t tilted in favor of either direction, it\u2019s referred to as an equinox, or the start of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/fall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/winter-weather-season-outlook-la-nina-2024-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WINTER OUTLOOK: LA NI\u00d1A SET TO EMERGE, UNLEASHING LARGE SWING POTENTIAL FOR MORE SNOW, FRIGID TEMPERATURES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The days that the solstices and equinoxes fall on vary year-by-year because Earth takes slightly more than 365 days to revolve around the Sun, hence why you\u2019ll see slight adjustments in the changing of the astronomical seasons.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NOAA says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/news\/meteorological-versus-astronomical-seasons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">meteorological seasons<\/a> were developed because of the ever-changing dates produced by the astronomical calendar.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">So when the calendar switches over to December, don\u2019t be shocked if your favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/personalities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOX Weather meteorologist<\/a> is welcoming everyone to winter.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/farmers-almanac-old-farmers-almanac-issue-dueling-winter-outlooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FARMERS ALMANACS ISSUE DUELING WINTER OUTLOOKS: \u2018GENTLER\u2019 OR \u2018WHIRLWIND\u2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Meteorological winter starts on Dec. 1 and runs through Feb. 28, which tends to be a better fit for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/when-is-coldest-time-of-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coldest time of the year<\/a> than astronomical winter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     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