U.S. Winter Outlook: Warmer and drier South, wetter North

The Grand Tetons as seen from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in 2015 — a low-snow year. NOAA predicts that winter 2024-2025 will bring wetter-than-average conditions for the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes states, with drier-than-average conditions expected from the Four Corners region of the Southwest to the Southeast, Gulf Coast and lower mid-Atlantic states. (Image credit: Andrew Wells, NOAA Weather in Focus Winner)