The 2024-2025 U.S. Winter Outlook, released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, shows a slowly developing La Niña shaping the upcoming winter for most of the country. La Niña, marked by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures along the Equatorial Pacific, alters weather patterns across North America.

With La Niña in play, what will that mean for winter this year? FOX 5's Nick Gregory takes a look at what you can expect.

Depending on where you live in the U.S., this winter could bring a mix of snow and rain or unseasonably warm weather, according to climate experts.

Drought relief likely in the Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes regions due to La Nina. Warmer and drier conditions are forecast for the southern U.S. Wetter conditions are expected across the North.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its winter outlook, which predicts a drier winter in Colorado.

Seattle's winter forecast is shaping up to be chilly and wet, driven by weak La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific. Why it matters: La Niña winters typically bring colder temperatures and increased snowfall to the Pacific Northwest.

A La Niña climate pattern is expected to influence winter weather across much of the country this year. For Albany it will likely be warmer than normal — again.

La Niña conditions are expected to dominate across the United States, resulting in above-average temperatures across the southern states.

Senior Service Hydrologist, Kevin Kodama, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) joined Wake Up 2Day with all the details. Kevin Kodama shared the outlook for the 2024-2025 season,