A warmer-than-average fall is expected this year, according to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center’s August-October Outlook.

As El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-neutral conditions continue, the autumn forecast favors above-normal temperatures for nearly the entire country.

Above-normal temperatures are expected across much of the interior West, Northeast, southern Florida, and much of New England.

Near-normal temperatures are anticipated for eastern portions of the Alaska North Slope.

Below-normal precipitation amounts are expected across much of the northern Plains, Rockies, and Great Basin, the CPC forecast showed.

Above-normal precipitation is more likely for much of the eastern third of the country and most of Alaska.

The greatest chances (above 40 percent) of above-normal precipitation are forecast for the Southeast and portions of central Mainland Alaska.