After the warmest winter on record last year, the upcoming winter could be another mild one for much of the nation.

A week after AccuWeather predicted a mild, low-snow winter for the New Jersey region, government forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued similar predictions on winter temperatures,

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just released its 2024 through 2025 winter outlook. NOAA produces these seasonal outlooks to help the nation prepare for the weather and climate conditions ahead of time.

The annual U.S. winter outlook report predicts La Niña weather patterns throughout the country. Here's what it means for Connecticut's winter.

The National Weather Service released its winter outlook​ and the La Niña forecast on the coldest morning so far in Massachusetts.

At last check, Minnesota was located in the northern tier of the United States and is therefore in the zone which the foremost weather experts are sounding the alarm for wetter-than-average conditions during the cold season.

The NOAA winter forecast does not specify how much precipitation will fall as rain, snow or ice, only that more or less is likely overall. Snow forecasts depend upon the strength and track of winter storms, which generally cannot be predicted more than a week in advance, according to Weather Service meteorologists.