Will this winter be a cozy stroll through the snow or a full-blown snowball fight?

Forecasters are predicting it could be either.

According to a preview forecast released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstrations Climate Prediction Center , portions of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions could experience temperatures on either end of the spectrum.

Since predicting the weather months in advance is more challenging, the NOAA forecast depends on predictability, offering different outcomes based on their likelihood.

The winter weather forecast is primarily influenced by what is known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, which is “a warming of the ocean surface, or above-average sea surface temperatures (SST), in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean,” according

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