If you're a fan of snow, Storm Team4 says this could be your year.

If you're not a fan of snow ... you may want to start bracing yourself now ahead of this winter in the D.C. area.

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What factors does Storm Team4 examine to predict snowfall?

This year, the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a weak La Niña phase.

Most of the time, weak La Niñas tend to give us less snow. But they tend to give the D.C. area fairly cool, if not cold, winters.

Last winter was also a weak La Niña year, and we got some very cold air, especially in January. We also got nearly 15" of snow over the course of the winter. That's above D.C.'s average annual snowfall of 13.7".

What will happen this time? Storm Team4's prediction depends

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