Winter Prediction 2024 Chicago Forecast. The national weather service predicts a greater than 95% chance of el niño persisting through feb. El niño will drive what could be a warmer or wetter winter in parts of the us this year, according to noaa.

Noaa forecasts a near 70% chance of la niña developing and persisting through winter 2024/25, bringing colder and drier conditions to the southern u.s. The farmers’ almanac predicts a wet winter whirlwind for most of the u.s., with average or warmer temperatures and copious amounts of precipitation.