One thing all forecasters seem to agree on is a very strong El Nino pattern now in the Pacific ocean which means those of us in the east can expect warmer than average temperatures from now through October. For the winter the nation is forecast to look something like this:
This is excellent news for California where they are desperate for rain. More details on the predictions for the 8 zones here.
Many at NOAA think this could be the strongest El Nino ever, resulting in a temperature map that looks like this:
The Farmers Almanac will be out with their predictions by the end of the August and I will post them at that time.
