Before the Season Is Set, a First Look at the Winter Ahead

The long-range seasonal forecasts are out, and they give an early answer to what everyone planning the coming months wants to know: what kind of winter to dress for. Depending on where you spend the season, that could mean heavy coats and cleared driveways, or rain and a light layer. For a household that divides its winter between an Aspen chalet, a New York apartment and a Palm Beach terrace, the question gets a different answer at each address. It helps to have these forecasts in hand before the invitations arrive and the trunks are packed.

With reporting from The Hill.