The NOAA has released its winter predictions for the year, forecasting colder, snowier weather in parts of the North and warmer, drier conditions in the South.
A developing La Nina weather pattern is expected to form, which typically sends snow to the Northwest and Great Lakes areas but doesn't dump major snowstorms in the Northeast, USA Today reported. There's a 55 to 65 percent chance of the La Nina weather pattern, but it is predicted to be weak and may be short-lived as well.
Montana, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana are expected to get more than the usual amount of snow due to wetter and colder conditions, while the northern Plains states are expected to remain in drought-like conditions, USA Today reported. Parts of the South not impacted by hurricanes over the summer could also develop drought conditions.
The entire South is expected to have below-average precipitation and the South and East Coast are expected to have higher than normal temperatures, the NOAA said.
Some states such as Oregon, (northern) California, Nevada, Tennessee, and parts of the Mid-Atlantic region have an equal chance of being below or above average in precipitation, the NOAA predicted.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration does not predict snowfall amounts because of the difficulty of doing so.
An update to the U.S. Winter Outlook will take place Nov. 16.
Other factors that may influence winter weather are the Arctic Oscillation, which can impact the number of arctic air masses that move into the South, and the Madden-Julian Oscillation, which affects the number of heavy rain events on the West Coast.
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