Winter 2024-2025: Preparing Your Business for Extreme Weather

The NOAA’s National Weather Service delivers forecasts and warnings to protect life, property and the economy across the U.S., its territories and surrounding waters.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued its official winter outlook for the 2024-2025 season, painting a picture of a winter marked by significant regional variations. This year, a La Niña pattern is influencing weather patterns across the United States, leading to potential challenges for businesses, facilities and organizations of all sizes and kinds. Let’s take a closer look at the temperature and precipitation predictions.

Northern Tier:

• Expect colder-than-average temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and parts of the northern Rockies.
• The Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes region, and northern and western Alaska can anticipate wetter-than-average conditions, potentially leading to increased snowfall and icy conditions.

Southern Tier:

• Warmer-than-average conditions are likely for the southern U.S., including the Gulf Coast and Southeast.
• The Southwest, Southeast and Gulf Coast are likely to experience drier-than-average conditions, which could exacerbate existing drought conditions and increase the risk of wildfires.

What is La Niña’s Impact?

La Niña, a climate pattern characterized by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, can significantly influence weather patterns. This year’s La Niña event is expected to exacerbate regional weather extremes.

Prepare Your Business For Extreme Weather

To mitigate the potential risks associated with extreme weather events, consider the following strategies:

1. Risk Assessment: Identify potential vulnerabilities in your facilities, such as exposure to extreme cold, heat or flooding.
2. Employee Safety: Implement policies and procedures to ensure employee safety during extreme weather events.
3. Environment Monitoring: Utilize advanced environmental monitoring systems to detect and respond to changes in temperature, humidity and other critical factors that could impact your operations.

Environment Monitoring: A Key to Resilience

Incorporating advanced environment monitoring into your winter preparedness plan can be a game-changer. While risk assessments and employee safety protocols address immediate concerns, continuous monitoring offers a proactive way to identify and respond to potential threats before they escalate.

That’s where Room Alert comes in. Designed to protect businesses from costly unplanned outages and damage, Room Alert’s environment monitoring solutions empower you to stay ahead of extreme weather events. Whether it’s tracking temperature, humidity or other critical factors, Room Alert provides real-time insights and alerts, enabling you to safeguard your operations all season long.

Ready to ensure your facility is prepared for whatever winter 2024-2025 may bring? Contact us at Sales@RoomAlert.com to explore how Room Alert can help your business build resilience and thrive through the season.