NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has released the January weather outlook.  South Dakota State Climatologist Dennis Todey says while the potential for an El Nino still exists, it has not yet developed…

 

Todey says the chances for any large precipitation events in the first part of January are slim, but it’s going to be cold…

 

November brought colder than average temperatures, and December has been much warmer than usual.  Todey expects that swinging trend to continue…

 

He says there could be some lows below zero in January, especially in the northern parts of the state.