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We have a chance of some Arctic air getting in here even during an El Niño. The one in December ‘72 was one of the coldest outbreaks of the century, and the Willamette Valley—Eugene and Salem—went down to 12 degrees below zero in December.
Presenter: Pete Parsons offers the seasonal climate forecast for October, November, and December 2026.
Pete Parsons (ODF): Hey, I’m meteorologist Pete Parsons with the Oregon Department of Forestry. Welcome to the seasonal climate forecast. One of the things we do is go back and look at the past to try to predict the future…