Long-Range Weather Forecast Predicts Lots of Snow for NYC

NEW YORK, NY — Hopefully you remember all those days it was 90 degrees this summer when you're shoveling feet of snow this winter.

AccuWeather released its long-range winter forecast for the nation on Monday and there is bad news for people hoping for a moderate winter. "Frequent storms" is emblazoned right over the New York City metro area on the map, and that could mean higher-than-average snowfall in the city. They also mention cold and snowy conditions could "stretch into spring 2017."

"I think the Northeast is going to see more than just a few, maybe several, systems in the course of the season," AccuWeather long-range forecaster Paul Pastelok said.

According to the prediction, instead of a couple heavy snow storms like last winter, New York City can expect "frequent snow events."

If you're an anti-winter person looking for good news, the northeast will have fewer subzero days than average, but even that comes with the caveat that the average temperature will be 3 to 5 degrees lower than last year.

Last year, the city saw very little snow early in the season. There was no snowfall at all until Central Park received some trace amounts on Dec. 28 and 29. The city saw trace amounts again a few times in early January — only to receive a record 27.3 inches of snow on Jan. 23.

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