Time to start thinking about the winter

I know that winter is still a couple of months away but so many people read this weather blog for snow updates so I thought I would let you know what a few resources have predicted for the 2022-2023 winter season: 

Old Farmers' Almanac states the following

"Massachusetts is poised for a colder, snowier winter than normal, the almanac predicts.

In the almanac’s Atlantic Corridor region, which runs from Boston and Worcester down the coast to Washington, D.C., the forecasters predict a cold and powdery winter."

Farmers' Almanac states 

"The Farmers’ Almanac already has its eyes on the winter of 2022 and 2023. On Wednesday, the almanac released a winter forecast that projected Northeast residents could be sent “hibernating” by frigid temperatures. This winter will be a stormy one, the almanac said, especially for the eastern half of the country. For some areas, that may mean a season filled with snow; for others, it could be a mushy, slushy few months."

So the two almanacs predict cold and snow and then you read this report from NOAA which is just the opposite

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a significant chance of a warm winter for Massachusetts this year.

Precipitation is equally as likely to be above average as it is to be below average, according to NOAA’s predictions.

This winter, we will be under La Niña conditions for the third year in a row, NOAA wrote in a news release Thursday.

La Niña is when the waters in the Pacific Ocean around the equator are colder than average. This causes warmer temperatures in the southwest, southeast, and along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., including all the way up to New England."

Accuweather had this in their prediction 

"Outside of that region, New England is one of the only areas east of the Rocky Mountains where snowfall could end up being above normal. The snowfall totals will be boosted by a few nor'easters, with January and March bringing the highest chances of powerful coastal snowstorms."

I just wish everyone would be on the same page because these conflicting reports tell us nothing. I guess we just wait for winter and see what it brings. When there is snow in the forecast you can read all about it here.