NOAA releases fall weather predictions for Oregon as La Niña looms

(NEXSTAR) – This fall is looking pretty summery, if a new national forecast is any indication.

The Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), released new seasonal weather outlooks on Thursday in which they predict a warmer-than-average fall in nearly every corner of the country.

The highest chances – 60% to 70% – for a sizzling start to fall are found in the Southwest and New England, shaded in dark red on the map below. But pretty much regardless of where you live, the forecast is leaning warm for September through November.

Only a small sliver of the country near the Canadian border is neutral, with equal chances of three outcomes: a warm fall, a cool fall or a normal fall.

Despite the shades or orange and red on the updated