Winter Outlook Mixed for U.S. - NOAA
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Warmer than normal temperatures are  forecast to blanket the western United States and Plains states  this winter, but it is unclear whether the Northeast and  Midwest will face warmer, colder or normal winter weather, U.S.  government forecasters said on Wednesday.
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A La Nina weather pattern could be in store for spring and summer, which could make it a dry growing season for grains and soybeans in the US Midwest and Plains, a private forecaster predicted Friday.
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A weak El Nino, the weather anomaly  that distorts wind and rainfall patterns worldwide, is expected  to develop and affect the United States this fall and winter,  U.S. government weather experts said on Thursday.
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Forecasters predicted severe weather in parts of the central U.S. on Wednesday, and rain and thunderstorms were expected in parts of New England and the Mid-Atlantic.
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The forecast this week is for balmy days in the mid-70s and low 80s in both Washington and New York. This could provide, depending on your perspective, either a fitting or discomfiting backdrop to two major international events on the climate.
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Consumers lured by clearance sales and a fresh assortment of spring clothes gave many of the nation's retailers solid sales in January and hopes for even stronger business in the months ahead. Late-month snowstorms in the Midwest and Northeast depressed results for some merchants, but didn't hurt the industry's overall performance.
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Frigid weather that slammed the U.S.  Midwest and Northeast over the weekend could stick around for  several more days, ushering in a month of below-normal  temperatures, forecasters said on Monday.
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A cold snap forecast for the U.S.  Northeast is expected to start on Friday and last about a week,  but it could last longer in the southeastern part of the  country, weather forecasters say.
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Most of the United States will experience warmer than normal weather this summer and the Pacific Northwest will be drier than normal, said the National Weather Service said on Thursday.
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Much of the western United States was expected to be bitter cold and damp Monday, with snow forecast for the Northwest, Northern Great Basin and Rockies.
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As the first signs of winter push into the US Northeast, American researchers have some good news for fair weather fans - spring is coming earlier than it used to.
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Snow fell in much of the nation's East and midsection on Tuesday. The snow mixed with rain near the coast, but cold air kept it as all snow in the Midwest.
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The cold snap gripping the eastern United States should ease next week, ushering in warmer temperatures into March for the world's top energy consumer, meteorologists forecast Thursday.
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Snow was forecast for large parts of the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast on Wednesday, with as much as 2 feet or more possible in some areas of the northern Mid-Atlantic and New England.
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The U.S. Midwest should receive up to  a foot of snow by Thursday, but above-normal temperatures in  the normally fuel-hungry Northeast should melt away any  accumulations there, forecasters said on Wednesday.
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As the first signs of winter push into the Northeast, researchers have some good news for fair weather fans &#151; spring is coming earlier than it used to.
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Rain, snow and colder temperatures were forecast for parts of the Northwest on Wednesday.