Let's take a look at Winter

The winter predictions are starting to come out. One of the first comes from AccuWeather's Long Range forecaster Paul Pastelok. According to Pastelok, we will see a lot of lake effect snow in the area this year. He also sees above normal snowfall for the region in part do to frequent clipper storms moving through the lakes. The heaviest snow, he predicts, will be in January and February. The coldest part of the winter will be from around Thanksgiving until just past New Years, but on average we should be near normal for the winter season.

Here are the bullet points of Pastelok's forecast:

• Lake effect snow will begin in mid to late November and continuing into early January.
• The coldest time period should by from around Thanksgiving until just past New Years.
• The snowiest period should come during January and February.
• Expect frequent clipper storms to move through the lower Great Lakes.

So there you go.  The first look is for above normal snowfall with temperatures averaging about normal.