Okanagan residents who aren鈥檛 fans of frigid temperatures will likely be happy with Environment Canada鈥檚 updated winter forecast.

鈥淲e are looking at a warmer than normal winter,鈥� said Ross MacDonald, meteorologist with the national weather agency.

The initial outlook for December, January and February was a lot colder.

Forecasters had said this year鈥檚 El Nino cleared the way for a La Nina, which was set to barge its way through, bringing with it colder than normal temperatures.

鈥淎s it turns out, the la Nina signal has really weakened off,鈥� said MacDonald.

鈥淪o as it stands, we are expecting a 70 per cent chance of a La Nina, and if it happens it will be quite weak.鈥�

Further warming up the skies is the sea.

鈥淎s we鈥檝e been observing for the last couple of years sea surface temperatures off the west coast have been warmer than normal, and we鈥檙e seeing that continuing into this year as well,鈥� said MacDonald.

All in all, the weather will be warmer in the Okanagan and most of B.C.

What that means for rain and snowfall, however, is anyone鈥檚 guess.

That, said MacDonald, is too hard to predict.