Winter is coming and on Thursday, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its seasonal forecast for the months of December, January and February, predicting a slightly milder winter in southern New England.

You can almost smell it in the air. We are starting to check some "winter is just around the corner" boxes:

We had our first nor'easter a few days ago

We had our first widespread frost and freeze

The leaves are turning and dropping ( quicker than usual this year)

And finally, social media is starting to light up with various winter forecasts

The main forecast factor in their outlook was the emergence of a weak La Nina, which they expect to persist through the winter.

And, sure enough, their precipitation and temperature forecasts very much resemb

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