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Each winter, NOAA forecasts the odds for each of three possible precipitation outcomes: well above, well below, and near average. Places where forecasters determined that well above average precipitation is most likely this winter are colored in shades of green. Places where well below average precipitation is most likely are colored in shades of brown. Well above and below mean "in the upper or lower third" of total winter precipitation observed from 1981-2010.  Darker colors mean higher chances, not larger departures from average. Places where a relatively wet, dry, or near-average winter are all equally likely are white. Map by NOAA Climate.gov, based on data provided by CPC.