NOAA Releases 2020-21 Winter Outlook: Here's What It Says About Northeast, Effects Of La Niña

The Northeast could be spared from a harsh winter for the third year in a row, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

A look at NOAA's precipitation outlook for the winter of 2020-21.
Photo Credit: *NOAA*

A look at NOAA's temperature outlook for the winter of 2020-21.
Photo Credit: *NOAA*

This video summarizes NOAA's winter outlook for temperature, precipitation, and drought for the 2020-21 winter.

Photo Credit: NOAA Climate

Joe Lombardi

10/16/2020 8:30 a.m.

The potential for another warmer-than-average winter is being driven by the presence of La Niña, an ocean-atmosphere phenomenon stationed in the Pacific Ocean that alters weather patterns worldwide.

For the Northeast, La Niña usually results in above-average temperatures and a wetter-than-average winter, but with a lack of big snowstorms or blizzards.

NOAA released its outlook for the winter of 2020-21 on Thursday, Oct. 15. You can view it here.

For a look at NOAA's precipitation outlook for the winter of 2020-21, see the first image above.

The precipitation outlook for the winter of 2020-21 is the second image above.

A video summarizing NOAA's outlook for temperature, precipitation, and drought for the 2020-21 winter is available in the third image above.

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