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Looks like winter might be extra ugh this year

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If the lingering summer temps have you wondering when sweater weather will finally hit, don't worry. Winter is on its way, and this won't be a mild, light jacket affair. Meteorologists are predicting an above-average snowfall will bury the Northeast, with subzero temperatures chilling the Plains to a not-so-toasty negative 30 degrees Fahrenheit.

Both the New York City and Boston areas could see an extra 6 inches this season, so treat yo' self to a new snow shovel, or maybe even a slopeside trip. "This year is going to bring a good ski season in the Northeast," says AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok. "And around the holidays we should have some snow for the interior Northeast."

The Farmer's Almanac predicted a similar season for New England when it announced this year's forecast in August. According to the guide's 200-year-old formula, the Atlantic seaboard will see big storms on January 20-23; February 4-7 and 16-19; and March 1-3.

While those Midwest winters are always never-going-outside-again cold, the Plains region and Great Lakes areas can expect especially frigid temps going into 2018. Pastelok is predicting regular subzero readings, including that frightening negative 30 number. While he says the Dakotas should see less snow, the Rockies can expect a solid dumping. The ski season is shaping up there as well thanks to a weak La Niña, an ocean-atmosphere phenomenon associated with cooler temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.

Winter is coming indeed. 

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