With October here, it won't be long until the cold and snow return. Lincoln Riddle spoke with our long-range experts to find out what you can expect this winter to be like in the U.S.
00:00Accuweather's long-range experts say the upcoming winter could be a particularly snowy one for some.
00:06The storm track looks really good for snow and some mixed precipitation across the Midwest, the Great Lakes and parts of the Ohio Valley.
00:15And it's not just the north-central U.S.
00:18Pasteloc says other regions across the country are also in line for a stormy season.
00:23Looking at the northwest, the Cascades, the Bitterroots, that could do pretty well, especially the first part of the season.
00:30Not sure exactly if it's January or February, but it could be both months that we could see a swath of snow a couple of times from Oklahoma all the way up through the West Virginia.
00:40In the northeast, the I-95 corridor is expected to see a little more snow than last year, but overall snowfall is expected to be below average.
00:49While much of the U.S. is forecast to see temperatures be average to above the historical average this winter, the north-central U.S. is expected to see temperatures be below average.
01:00Pasteloc says the region could develop an early snowpack, allowing the cold to build.
01:05That's so crucial to getting colder than average temperatures.
01:10And then the shots of cold that could follow behind systems, storms diving underneath, that area of the country could remain cold each month all the way through February.
01:21Pasteloc says the winter could end on a frigid note for much of the country, with Arctic air plunging deep down into the southern U.S. in February.
01:29We do feel, based on the research we've done, that there's going to be a surge that can get down into Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and also parts of the interior Gulf states.
01:40And that could bring some snow and ice as well.
01:43For a more in-depth look at AccuWeather's winter forecast, visit AccuWeather.com.
01:47Reporting for AccuWeather, I'm Lincoln Riddle.
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