Check out this latest long-term forecast for the Northeast. An update is expected in mid-October:
AccuWeather.com Issues Preliminary Winter Outlook
El Niņo's Influence Points to Milder Start, Colder End Than Normal for Heating-Oil-Dependent Northeast
(State College, PA - September 19, 2006) - AccuWeather.com Chief Long-Range Forecaster Joe *****i predicts that the coming winter is shaping up to be quite different than last year's. The El Niņo pattern that has noticeably impacted the 2006 hurricane season will lead to colder temperatures for the northeastern U.S. and Midwest, and a milder winter for the West Coast.
As outlined in *****i's preliminary seasonal outlook-the full 2006-2007 AccuWeather.com Winter Forecast will be released in mid-October-the winter in the Northeast and Midwest is expected to begin mild before turning significantly colder in January and February as cold air pours down from Canada. Overall, New York City and Boston are expected to average slightly below normal for the three-month winter period of December through February. The winter along the East Coast and Gulf Coast will be marked by stormy weather, because of the pattern created by the El Niņo that formed this summer and was identified by *****i in the late spring.
