Web Exclusive: WSI Calls For Colder-Than-Normal Temperatures In East, South And Central U.S.
WSI Corp.'s latest seasonal forecast indicates there will be appreciable heating demand in the Midwest, Plains, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for most of the winter. The company issued the winter forecast for the upcoming three-month winter period (December to February) and expects the period to be cooler-than-normal in the eastern third of the US, as well as in the southern and central plains. Some of the major cities expected to get hit by colder weather are Phoenix, Denver, Dallas, Houston, Little Rock, Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Miami, Boston, New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia. The colder temperatures should increase regional electric power loads and gas demand, pushing prices up.
On the other side of the country, warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected in the west coast states and northern plains in cities like Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Billings, Bismarck, and Minneapolis.