NOAA's Climate Prediction Center's 2025-2026 winter outlook projected warmer-than-average temperatures for much of the contiguous United States for December 2025 through February 2026, with the southern United States forecast to be drier and warmer than normal and many northern areas forecast to be cooler and wetter.
December 01, 2025
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Key regional temperature and precipitation projections from NOAA's 2025-2026 winter outlook