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Oct 23, 2023, 12:31 PM

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a warmer and wetter winter. They're also predicting slightly above normal precipitation - meaning either rain, snow or ice.

However, the Farmers’ Almanac is calling for a winter wonderland, meaning over 25 inches of snow for Newark. Snowflakes could fly as early as November. It predicts that the snowiest conditions will come at the end of December, late January and mid-February. But don't expect a white Christmas. The Farmers’ Almanac is also predicting milder temperatures.

News 12 New Jersey’s Lauren Due visited Metuchen in Thunderbolt 12 to see what residents are hoping for this upcoming winter season in terms of potential snowfall.

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