Winter Weather Mixed for U.S. as El Nino Looms-NOAA
683262
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.
156512
Don't blame El Nino for the deadly storms that have scourged the U.S. West Coast since New Year's Day. The real cause could be an Asian-born weather pattern called the Madden-Julian Oscillation.
390224
By WILLIAM KATES  SYRACUSE, N.Y. - After an unusually warm December and a mostly snow-free January, winter returned with a vengeance Tuesday to the upper Midwest and Northeast, dumping heavy snow on parts of New York and keeping temperatures well below zero in many cities.
531090
It will be colder than normal in the  eastern U.S. for the rest of December, private forecaster  AccuWeather predicted on Tuesday.
249252
The National Weather Service on Thursday predicted above-normal temperatures in U.S. Northeast and Midwest for November.
40168
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.
495992
Mild weather was expected to linger in most of the United States until at least early January, continuing a prolonged spell of balmy conditions that has cut deeply into heating demand, government and private forecasters said on Tuesday.
338340
The U.S. winter will be longer and  slightly colder than the last, private forecasters say,  spelling a spike in heating oil and natural gas demand even as  high oil prices drive up the cost of heating.
417802
Cold weather was replacing snow and ice in the Northeast Friday, while the West expected rain and heavy snow from another system.
380094
A Pacific storm brought heavy rain and mountain snow to the Northwest and parts of California on Tuesday, including heavy snow and 40 to 60 mph winds to the western slopes of the Cascades and Sierras.
652285
A cold front pushing eastward across the nation was expected to bring showers and thunderstorms to a large portion of the East, while clear skies were forecast for the Plains, the Rockies and the West Coast.
478117
Cold weather will swing into the East Coast of the United States by the weekend, ending a stretch of above-normal temperatures in the world's biggest heating oil market that has curbed energy demand, private forecaster AccuWeather said on Monday.
596339
Forecasters predicted frigid temperatures in the northern Plains on Tuesday, while rain and snow was expected from the Mississippi Valley to the Midwest.
187711
After a brief warming, the U.S.  Northeast and Midwest will get another frosty spell and a  possible major storm next week that will bolster demand for  heating fuels, forecasters said Thursday.
560642
Snow, sleet and freezing rain pelted the northern Midwest and northeastern states Friday.
755273
Snow and ice storms have stranded hundreds of thousands of people Â most of them migrant workers hoping to leave for the Chinese New Year Â and more blizzards threatened Monday to wreck what for many is a rare chance to see family.
562478
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.