The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual winter outlook Thursday as folks across the Northeast cling to the last bit of warmth until spring.
So, what’s in store for New England? Well, the NOAA is calling for “above normal” temperatures for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, as well as the southern parts of New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.
“We’re looking at the potential for some warmer than average temperature, which doesn’t mean we’re going to have little snow. It could mean maybe we get some more ice out there,” Boston 25 Meteorologist Shiri Spear said.
In regard to the precipitation outlook, NOAA forecasters are calling for “above average” precipitation for the most northern points of New England, with an equal chance for below or above normal precipitation totals across southern New England.
“The outlook for this winter is some above average precipitation here for parts of northern New England, not pointing either to above or below average precipitation in southern New England,” Spear added.
The NOAA also predicts drier-than-average conditions across the South with wetter-than-average conditions for areas of the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest.
NOAA forecasters noted that the outlook does not project seasonal snowfall accumulations as snow forecasts are generally not predictable more than a week in advance.
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