Winter is quickly approaching, and the latest outlook from WSI, a division of The Weather Company, is suggesting considerably warmer-than-average conditions will affect parts of the country to at least start the winter season.
If you live in the north-central portion of the country and thought that the early-season blast of snow and cold from Winter Storm Bella was a sign of things to come, not so fast.
There are signs that December could be significantly warmer than average from the northern Rockies to the northern Plains, Upper Midwest and northern Great Lakes.
To the south, near to slightly below average temperatures are forecast across parts of the Southwest, southern Plains and western Gulf Coast for the beginning of winter. Cooler-than average conditions may later spread further east and northeast into January and February, reaching the eastern third of the country in the process.
The strong El Niño event currently underway is a big player in the winter forecast. Stronger El Niño winters tend to favor cooler conditions across the South with warmer than average temperatures in the North.
With this El Niño the strongest in 18 years and nearing its peak and considerable agreement from computer model guidance, there is increasing confidence in such a temperature pattern.
http://www.weather.com/forecast/national/news/winter-temperature-outlook-update-november-2015-2016
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