Newsweek reveals, like the Farmers’ Almanac, the NOAA expects El Niño to strongly influence the 2026-27 winter and last into early 2027.

The NOAA”s precipitation outlook is similar, favoring wetter conditions in parts of the South and Southeast, and drier conditions in the Northwest, north-central U.S., and Great Lakes.

Temperature forecasts is where the two diverge more clearly.

But its the temperature forecasts that show clearer differences between the two. Newsweek also points out a seasonal forecast shows the odds that average conditions over three months will be warmer, cooler, wetter, or drier than normal.

Even a milder-than-average winter can still bring major cold snaps or snowstorms.

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