(WENY) -- As the fall season creeps closer and closer for the Twin Tiers, other regions of the country have seen some winter-like conditions, but is it too early to start forecasting our own winter?

A handful of high-elevation counties in and around Montana's Glacier National Park were put under a winter weather advisory on Wednesday in anticipation of isolated heavy snowfall. Though were several months out from the first day of winter -- there's plenty of time to speculate on the possible intensity of our own winter.

One of the main factors that experts will look at when predicting the winter is water temperature in the southern pacific. On August 15th -- the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that La Nina was favored to develop during the months of September to November and continue on into the new year.

"Even though we're looking at a potentially warmer and wetter winter than what we normally see, there still can be some snow and ice throughout the course. And we're still several months out from the winter season. So there's a lot of other variables in addition to that La Nina that come into play as well."

Projections are likely to shift in the next several months -- but if the La Nina holds we can expect a winter with slightly above average temperatures and precipitation, along with the occasional cold snap and winter storm.