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The cold season is upon us in the northern hemisphere, and millions of people in the central United States got an early dose of wintry weather during the Thanksgiving holiday, when a large and slow moving storm dropped a combination of rain, snow, sleet and freezing rain, creating icy driving conditions from Texas to Minnesota. But do you know the difference between the different types of wintry precipitation? We explain them all below:

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Residents of the British Isles can be forgiven for coveting the warm, sunny summers enjoyed by Americans across much of the contiguous US.  Nobody’s going to mistake the many parts of the U.K. that remain locked in a cool and blustery pattern for weeks at a time in the summer for tropical getaways, but the fact is they could have it worse, especially in the winter.

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From the GOES 1 launch in 1975, to the cutting edge, next generation GOES-R program, NOAA and NASA have continuously pushed the boundaries of satellite meteorology. The Geostationary Operational Environment Satellite (GOES) system is a highly advanced weather monitoring system, providing data for operational forecasting and research alike.

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One of the strongest, if not the strongest, El Ninos on record is continuing right now in the Pacific Ocean, and it will play a significant role in the upcoming winter here in the United States. El Nino refers to the warming of waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, causing changes to weather patterns around the world. We’ve already discussed how this winter’s El Nino could impact drought-stricken California. Here’s how El Nino may impact the eastern half of the United States over the next three to four months:

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