Wisconsin’s winter may be slightly warmer than normal, according to the new Winter Outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The outlook expects normal or above-normal temperatures for the entire country, and Wisconsin has a 33 to 50 percent probability of a warmer than typical weather from December through February.
But meteorologist Clint Aegerter of the National Weather Service-La Crosse said that doesn’t mean it’s going to be a mild winter for the state.
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“It’s not necessarily a forecast of how much above normal, it’s more of a forecast of is it above normal or below normal,” he said. “It could only be a degree or two above normal, so you wouldn’t notice much difference there.”
The outlook’s projections on winter precipitation in Wisconsin are less clear.
“As far as precipitation,” Aegerter said, “there’s no really strong signal either way, above normal or below normal, for our area.”
Other parts of the United States, including the south, may see wetter than normal conditions in the coming months.
The latest monthly outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center looks at December 2018 through February 2019.
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