A meme making the rounds in the meteorological community may very well sum up Utah’s upcoming winter.

It depicts a U.S. map shaded in different colors to represent different accumulations, but it says “no one has any idea” rather than providing any numbers. In Utah’s case, federal meteorologists expect most of the state to have “equal chances” of precipitation this meteorological winter, meaning there’s no clear signal whether this season will be wetter, drier or near normal between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28, 2026.

It’s essentially a scientific way of saying nobody knows what to expect over the next three months, but the meme offers hope that Utah could receive storms that can drastically improve its water situation and help its resorts.

What’s in store for Utah this winter?

While most of the

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