The Climate Prediction Center, the long-range forecasting arm of the National Weather Service, also says a warm summer is likely for Upstate New York – in fact, for the entire continental U.S. The center doesn’t forecast in degrees, but in percentages that the summer will be normal, above or below.

The odds of a warmer-than-normal summer in Upstate New York are up to 60%, the center said.

New York state climatologist Mark Wysocki said the Hudson Valley and Adirondacks have the best chance of being warmer than usual.