Finally we have a long-range!
Overall, it looks like this year we’re going to have a weak La Niña, with oceanic Nino3.4 SST anomalies (aka the temperature of the ocean in the area measured for El Niño/La Niña) looking 1.5 to 2 degrees below seasonal. Basically, that means below normal temperatures for this winter.
Overall it looks like alternating cold and heat waves, with cold ones more frequent. The strong heat waves will still occur and it may even amount to cold and heat records not far apart. This also means maybe a few fool’s springs in January and February as well.
As well, there will likely be at least some snow associated with every cold wave, meaning much more snow cover than last year’s very mild winter. This will mean that, paired with sufficient spring rains, we will probably see the wildfire season of 2025 quite a bit better than even 2024.
After this winter, it does look like temperatures will increase once again likely amounting to a near average or a possible weak El Niño for next season.