2014 U.S. Weather Forecast Back to Blog
According to the Farmers Almanac, the United States will experience a winter that holds below average temperatures for about two-thirds of the nation. This may be good news for continued improvement in natural gas prices and a resulting increase in the number of gas drilling permits. A large area of below-normal temperatures will predominate from roughly east of the Continental Divide to the Appalachians, north and east through New England. Coldest temperatures will be over the Northern Plains on east into the Great Lakes. Only for the Far West and the Southeast will there be a semblance of winter temperatures averaging close to normal, but only a few areas will enjoy many days where temperatures will average above normal. Precipitation-wise, the Southern Plains, Midwest, and Southeast will see above-normal conditions, while the rest of the country will average near normal. With a combination of below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation, the stage will be set for the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Central and Northern New England to receive lots of snow. Farther south, where the thermometer will be vacillating above or below the freezing mark, Southern New England, Southeast New York, New Jersey, and down through the Mid-Atlantic region will be seeing either copious rains and/or snows. And yet, the Pacific Northwest, where indeed wet weather is almost a given during the winter months, the overall winter season could average out drier than normal.