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It may not even be autumn, but already, meteorologists are forecasting slick, icy roads in Park City, Utah, next January.

TV meteorologists could wear hats saying — well, maybe not — that they’ve gotten every forecast right.

“As the day wears on … we could definitely start getting those heavier showers and thunderstorms developing,” said Rich Thompson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

“Unfortunately, there’s a lot of uncertainty with the thunderstorms,” said meteorologist Kristan Lund.

But meteorologists say they have observed that rains now often fall in huge volumes within a small area in a short span of time after a prolonged dry spell.