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Winter Outlook 2023-24: Awaiting Wetter Weather With El Niño’s Return
Following a snow-free year in many areas and with drought now gripping more than half of the state, a pattern change – both from what...![A map of total snowfall in North Carolina from November 2022 through March 2023.](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/accum_winter2022-23-360x216.png)
Winter Recap 2022-23: Snow is Scarce, Blooms Come Early
A few cold days before Christmas were the only taste of winter many areas felt all season, as warm and often spring-like weather dominated the...![A map of global sea surface temperature anomalies from October 2022](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/global_sst_anom_Oct2022-360x216.png)
Winter Outlook for 2022-23: La Niña Lives On
A persistent Pacific pattern is back again, putting us in line for a rare triple-dip La Niña this winter. But with each of the past...![A map of percent of normal precipitation for December 2021 through February 2022](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/precip_pctnml_DJF2022-360x216.png)
Winter Recap 2021-22: Warm Weather Prevails, Even with a Snowy Surprise
In North Carolina, it was a winter of warmth with a month of cool, snowy weather stuck in the middle. So what shaped our weather...![A map of global sea surface temperature anomalies in October 2021](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sst_anom_Oct2021-360x216.png)
Winter Outlook 2021-22: La Niña, Take Two?
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but for some meteorologists, it’s feeling a bit like Groundhog Day. For the second year in a row, a La...![Winter 2020-2021 Snow Accmulation](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/accum_winter2020-21-360x216.png)
Winter Recap 2020-21: La Niña Lays Low in a Persistent Wet Winter
Chalk it up to atmospheric anomalies or a forecast without foresight. Either way, this winter defied expectations and drenched most of North Carolina for yet...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/LaNina_winter_pattern-360x216.png)
Winter Outlook 2020-21: La Niña Has Landed
For the ninth year in a row, we’re proud to share our winter outlook for North Carolina. This year, the atmosphere has offered up a...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DJF_500mb_anomaly-360x216.png)