"An early-season nor'easter can't be ruled out either as the ingredients for a snowstorm may come together sometime in November," AccuWeather said.
Warm water travels closer to South America's west coast during El Niño winters, driving the Pacific jet stream further north. Due to this pattern, the Southeast can receive heavy rain brought by humid air. The rain from those storms may change to snow when they enter the Northeast, which has a colder temperature.
The
National Weather Service's Climate outlook Center, which was predicting warmer-than-average temperatures for a portion of the state in December, January, and February as of this week, and
AccuWeather's prognosis are somewhat in agreement. The weather service predicts that there will likely be more precipitation throughout those three months than usual.