NOAA's winter forecast outlook predicts above average precipitation in the Northwest and Great Lakes regions. The rest of the U.S. faces an average or warm and dry winter.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its predictions for the winter of 2024-25. Climate experts predict the U.S. will slowly transition into a La Niña pattern that could bring wetter-than-average conditions for the North and drier-than-average conditions for the South.

A long-awaited La Niña is expected to arrive in time for winter, bringing with it wetter-than-average conditions in the Great Lakes region and other parts of the northern United States. The expected northerly track to those storms will be paired with above average temperatures for New York and the eastern Great Lakes,

Large swaths of the South and the East Coast are favored to see warmer-than-average temperatures, while the Pacific Northwest has greater odds of cooler-than-normal conditions this winter.

NOAAand the Climate Prediction Center released their first official outlook for the season -- looks similar to the noaa forecasts we showed you a few weeks ago.