--- title: Winter Weather Forecast: What to Expect for Winter 2016-2017 description: Winter is coming—and the question of whether you're in for a snowy season or a sunny one will largely be decided by where you live. canonical: https://time.com/4543546/winter-weather-forecast-rain-snow/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-25T18:35:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:50:24.828Z article:section: Science og:title: See What Winter Will Be Like Where You Live og:description: Here's what forecasters predict for the U.S. og:url: https://time.com/4543546/winter-weather-forecast-rain-snow/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See What Winter Will Be Like Where You Live twitter:description: Here's what forecasters predict for the U.S. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # See What Winter Will Be Like Where You Live (25 Oct 2016) > Sponsored content. 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Future Proof is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/) and [Lon Tweeten](https://time.com/author/lon-tweeten/) Oct 25, 2016 6:35 PM UTC by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/) and [Lon Tweeten](https://time.com/author/lon-tweeten/) Oct 25, 2016 6:35 PM UTC [Winter](http://time.com/4538899/forecasters-predict-warm-winter/) is coming—and the question of whether you’re in for a snowy season or a sunny one will largely be decided by where you live. The latest National Weather Service [forecast](http://time.com/4538899/forecasters-predict-warm-winter/) predicts wide variation in temperature and precipitation [this winter](http://time.com/money/4531643/winter-heating-costs-to-increase/) across the U.S., capping off a year of [record-breaking heat. ](http://time.com/4535354/nasa-september-hottest-record/) Residents of the southern part of the U.S. from Los Angeles to Atlanta should expect above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation, while people in northern states from Washington to the Midwest should expect below-average temperatures and above-average precipitation, according to the forecast. Forecasters expect most of the remaining U.S. to experience an average winter. Weather forecasters attribute their projections—at least in part—to the [La Niña climate phenomenon](http://time.com/4346382/el-nino-la-nina-weather-drought/). La Niña—characterized by below-average temperatures across the equatorial Pacific—shifts global weather patterns, leaving some areas wetter and others drier than usual. The weather forecast will be of little help to millions of California residents living in an area undergoing a years-long drought. Last year’s [El Niño climate phenomenon](http://time.com/3996227/el-nino-forecast/) brought unusually high precipitation but not enough to end the drought. Other areas could also enter into drought thanks to the dry weather. 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