PITTSBURGH -- Will this winter bring more snow to Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania than usual? How cold will the temperatures be?

The local 2009-2010 winter season will be about 3 percent colder than normal, according to the annual forecast by Weather Watch 4 meteorologists Stephen Cropper, Demetrius Ivory and Erin Kienzle.

Winter was 1 percent colder than normal in the 2008-09 season.

Total snowfall will be about 1 inch higher than normal this winter. Our predicted total of 41.7 inches is more than the normal amount of 40.6 inches, and most of that snow is likely to fall in January and February. (Last winter's total hit 41.0 inches.)

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Temperature Forecast (degrees Fahrenheit)

November:
Normal 42.3, Forecast 40.4

December:
Normal 32.5, Forecast 31.9

January:
Normal 27.5, Forecast 23.8

February:
Normal 30.5, Forecast 28.9

March:
Normal 39.8, Forecast 41.5

April:
Normal 49.9, Forecast 49.1

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Snowfall Forecast (inches)

	Normal	This Year
October	0.4	Trace
November	3.1	2.7
December	6.9	7.1
January	12.3	13.2
February	8.5	10
March	7.9	7.7
April	1.5	1
Total	40.6	41.7

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