• Early snowfall patterns suggest La Niña's arrival, with northern New England seeing heavy accumulation while the Rockies remain dry.
• AccuWeather meteorologists attribute the imbalance to a storm track favoring northern systems, typical of early La Niña conditions.
• La Niña's cooler Pacific waters often shift U.S. winter storm patterns, leading to colder, snowier conditions in the north and warmer, drier conditions in the south.