Could a 'normal' winter be store for the region?

After a few winters of abnormal, the weather experts are seeing perhaps a good old-fashioned winter ahead this year.

The National Weather Service forecast office in Duluth has provided a preliminary look at what winter might have in store for the region. The office expects to have a more defined outlook in mid-October when its Climate Prediction Center releases information. 0

For now, the Duluth office is looking at a weak La Niña weather pattern developing later this fall and winter. Historically, such a weather pattern creates a dry and warm fall with a “rather abrupt change to winter weathe...