The National Weather Service has released its long-term winter outlook, which is slightly warmer and wetter this year. "Above-average temperatures are favored across the South and most of the eastern U.S. as La Nina climate conditions have emerged for the second winter in a row according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center," the National Weather Service reports. "Wetter-than-average conditions are anticipated across portions of the Northern U.S.," and they are also predicting slightly higher temperatures in New York and the rest of the eastern seaboard this winter. Read more about the long-term predictions at the National Weather Service website.