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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a warmer and drier winter for most of North Carolina.

In contrast, The Old Farmer's Almanac forecasts a colder-than-normal winter with potential for "snowy surprises" in the east.

The first day of winter for the Northern Hemisphere is Sunday, Dec. 21, at 10:03 a.m.

The Climate Prediction Center's three-month outlook gives people in North Carolina — and the rest of the country — a look at what winter weather might look like this year.

The center, which is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, published a new report on Oct. 16.

The Citizen Times recently covered winter weather predictions from The Old Farmer's Almanac — and it was quite different from NOAA's long-range

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