They are saying it ain’t snow for the Big Apple.
Latest York City could possibly be in for a hotter than average winter, but parts of upstate Latest York may get slammed with more snow than usual.
Forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Predication Center released an updated winter outlook Thursday.
Meteorologists predicted La Niña — a world weather pattern influenced by colder temperatures within the Pacific Ocean — will dominate for a third straight winter.
The phenomenon is predicted to bring colder weather to the northwestern region of the country and to the western Great Lakes, but there’s a 33-40% probability air along the coastal Northeast and within the tri-state area shall be warmer than average, in line with the outlook.
NOAA predicts Latest York’s downstate region has an “equal probability” of getting roughly snow than average — but a big swatch of the western and central a part of the state has a 33-40% probability of an especially snowy winter. The percentages of the Buffalo region seeing more snow than usual are as much as 50%, in line with the models.
Latest York City gets a mean of 30 inches of snow per winter. Last 12 months, predictions that La Niña would bring more powder to town proved true, with 37 inches falling in Central Park, in line with government statistics.
“The hardworking forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center produce timely and accurate seasonal outlooks and short-term forecasts year-round,” said Michael Farrar, director of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction.
“NOAA’s recent supercomputers are enabling us to develop even higher, more detailed forecast capabilities, which we’ll be rolling out in the approaching years.”