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NOAA October 2025 Outlook: Will Warm Fall Delay Early Snow For Ski Resorts?

October 2025 Temperature Outlook. | Image: NOAA

Yesterday, the NOAA released its monthly outlook for October 2025. Below is a summary for those unfamiliar with meteorological terminology, and the full discussion further down for those who are. Related: SnowBrains Winter 2025-26 Forecast: Month-by-Month and Region-by-Region — Where it’s Going to Snow This Winter Related: Farmers’ Almanac Winter 2025-26 Forecast: Cold and Snowy Winter Ahead. But Where? Related: NOAA […]
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NOAA October 2024 Outlook: Unseasonably Warm and Dry Across CONUS

October 2024 temperature outlook. Credit: NOAA

The NOAA just updated its outlook for October. As the month when the first resorts in North America start to turn lifts, we’re hoping for cold and snow. Is that what we’ll get? Tl;dr: The October 2024 ski forecast indicates warmer than normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation across much of the western and northern US, potentially delaying the start of […]
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NOAA October 2022 Outlook: Expect Above Normal Temperatures For the Majority of the Country; Drier Than Normal For Most Western Ski States

October is not far away. Many snowmaking operations begin in October and last year a number of ski resorts opened in October, including Mammoth Mountain and Palisades Tahoe in California. Will the weather co-operate again this year? My sources say no… Related: NOAA ENSO September 2022 Update: 91% Chance of Fall La Niña, 80% Chance Winter La Niña The discussion […]
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NOAA’s Official October Outlook for the USA:

NOAA's temperature forecast for October in the USA showing above average temperatures on the West Coast, Alaska, the Gulf Coast and the East Coast. Below average temperature are forecast in New Mexico and Colorado.

NOAA has just released their forecast for the month of October in the USA. NOAA’s forecasts continue to display a strong tendency towards El Nino patterns despite El Nino chances of occurring sliming down each month. In NOAA’s latest El Nino update, they’re giving El Nino a 65% chance of occurring during the North American winter. October is a big month for us in the USA. Early snowstorms get us excited, often allow for some backcountry skiing, and help the early bird ski resorts open their doors. October snowfalls can also lead to rotten winter snowpacks via faceting in the Rockies and elsewhere. […]
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