Expect a Warm, Dry Winter in Much of the U.S.

Bad news for Americans who love snow, runny noses, and the pink, reptilian quality of chapped skin: NOAA released its 2016 winter outlook, and it indicates above-average changes of warmth in many places, including historical meat lockers like Alaska and Maine.

“Warmer than normal conditions are most likely across the southern U.S., extending northward through the central Rockies, in Hawaii, in western and northern Alaska, and in northern New England,” writes the agency. “Cooler conditions are most likely across the northern tier from Montana to western Michigan.”