Even at this early stage, greenhouse-gas based models predicted temperatures that very closely match current observations.

Some researchers predict stable temperatures, or even modest cooling, for another five years or so.

Meteorologists were predicting no more snow in the immediate future and daytime temperatures in the upper 30's over the next three to five days.

Adding pressure to prices were weather forecasts predicting above-average temperatures and precipitation in Florida into the first half of next week.

The weather forecasters were predicting temperatures near body heat, and humidity almost as high.

The forecast predicted increased winds and falling temperatures over the next 24 hours.

But Mr. Sullivan said officials were taking heart in a forecast that predicted slightly lower temperatures today, with less humidity.

Except for scattered areas, it predicted below-normal temperatures for the rest of the nation.

Some previous estimates predicted temperatures much higher or much lower than this.

He predicted temperatures for today of between 25 and 34 degrees throughout the metropolitan region.