Long-range Weather Forecast

Northeast

Annual Weather Summary
November 2008 to October 2009

Detailed 2009 Long-Range Forecast
for the Northeast Region

Includes predictions for all or portions of Connecticut (Canaan, North Granby, Sharon Valley, West Cornwall, Winsted), Maine (Auburn, Bangor, Lewiston, Portland, South Portland), Massachusetts (Chicopee, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Springfield), New Hampshire (Concord, Dover, Manchester, Nashua, Rochester), New Jersey (Colesville, Glenwood, McAfee, Sussex, Wantage), New York (Albany, Poughkeepsie, Schenectady, Troy, Utica), Pennsylvania (Matamoras), Vermont (Barre, Bennington, Burlington, Rutland, South Burlington).

Winter will be colder than normal, on average, primarily due to persistent cold temperatures throughout December. Other cold periods will occur in early and mid- to late January, early and mid-February, and early March. Precipitation will be near or slightly above normal, with below-normal snowfall in the north and above-normal snowfall in the south. The biggest snowstorm will occur in early March, with other snowy periods in late November, mid- and late December, early and late January, and mid-February.

April and May will be warmer than normal, with especially warm temperatures in late April. Rainfall will be slightly below normal.

Summer will be cooler and drier than normal, despite hot weather in mid- to late June and mid-July.

September and October will be cooler and drier than normal.

Detailed Forecast for the Next Two Months

Temperature and Precipitation
November 2008 to October 2009