NOAA Winter Outlook Suggests Favorable Conditions For Snowier-Than-Average Winter

From CBS Minnesota:

October 15, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued its winter outlook, and it suggests that Minnesota can expect a winter with a good chance for more snow than usual.

The bright side is that most of Minnesota, aside from a Northwestern section of the state, has an equal chance for below-, near- or above-average temperatures, according to NOAA’s outlook.

“With La Nina well established and expected to persist through the upcoming 2020 winter season, we anticipate the typical, cooler, wetter North, and warmer, drier South, as the most likely outcome of winter weather that the U.S. will experience this year,” Mike Halpert, deputy director of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, said Thursday.

JUST IN: @NOAANCEIclimate says Sept 2020 was the hottest Sept. in 141 years, globally; 2020 will likely end up being among the 3 hottest years on record.

ALSO: @NOAA #WinterOutlook is out, with a wetter (snowier) season slightly favored in #MNwx & #WIwx https://t.co/vnuAVTo0hc pic.twitter.com/SsHGs239Vd
— Mike Augustyniak (@MikeAugustyniak) October 15, 2020

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