"Warmer-than-average temperatures are favored from the southern tier of the U.S. to the eastern Great Lakes, eastern seaboard [and] New England," NOAA said.

The 2024-2025 U.S. Winter Outlook, released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, shows a slowly developing La Niña shaping the upcoming winter for most of the country. La Niña, marked by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures along the Equatorial Pacific, alters weather patterns across North America.

Depending on where you live in the U.S., this winter could bring a mix of snow and rain or unseasonably warm weather, according to climate experts.