Alabama Winter Weather Awareness Week begins today! : The Alabama Weather Blog

Alabama Winter Weather Awareness Week is November 10-15! NWS offices across the state, in collaboration with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, will highlight a variety of winter weather topics, including preparedness and safety. We’ll take some time this week at Alabama WX to highlight these topics too!

NOAA released its U.S. winter outlook on October 17, prepared by the Climate Prediction Center. A developing La Nina pattern is expected to dominate the upcoming winter across the country. This outlook applies to the period December 2024 to February 2025.

Drier and warmer than normal weather is generally expected across the southeastern United States. This is not good news as we continue to see worsening drought conditions across the state.

The 2024-2025 U.S. Winter Outlook precipitation map shows the Great Lakes region of the U.S. is most likely to experience wetter than average conditions. Dryer-than-average conditions are forecast for parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast. (Image credit: NOAA)

The 2024-2025 U.S. Winter Outlook temperature map shows the greatest chance of cooler-than-average conditions in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (Image credit: NOAA)

The U.S. Drought Outlook map for November 2024 to January 2025 projects drought improvement in the Ohio River Valley and northern Rocky Mountains. Drought is likely to continue in parts of the Great Plains and Midwest. Drought development is expected from the Four Corners region to the western Gulf Coast. (Image credit: NOAA)

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