National Weather Service's CPC calls for above average temperatures across northwest, midwest, Gt Lakes region this winter.

The National Weather Service's CPC is calling for above average temperatures across the northwest, midwest, and Gt Lakes region this winter. This is definitely something to watch, as their track record for long range forecasting is pretty good. On top of this update, most analogs are now indicating this winter will most certainly not be as cold as last year's (good news), thus the change at the CPC. However for now, I am going to remain sticking with my original long range forecast for this winter predicting colder than normal and snowy conditions across the midwest and Gt Lakes regions because of the lack of pattern change this month.