Tagged: El Nino

Drier Winter In Northwest
4:45 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

Forecast Predicts Drier Than Normal Winter For Northwest

Credit National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center
This map from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center forecasts below average precipitation in the Northwest this winter.

Rain may be in the forecast for much of the region tonight and tomorrow, but the Northwest is in for a drier than normal winter. That's according to an updated long-term forecast released Thursday by the National Weather Service.

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Snowfall Forecast
3:59 pm
Mon October 8, 2012

Northwest Skiers Bank On Early Forecasts Being Wrong

Credit Schweitzer Mountain Resort
A light dusting of snow fell on Oct. 2 at Schweitzer outside of Sandpoint, Idaho.

Weather forecasters say the current dry spell in the Northwest may turn into a dry winter. But the region’s ski areas aren’t buying it. They’re banking on enough snowfall for winter sports.

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