As a taste of fall gives much of the United States a break from a hot, humid summer, some forecasters are already skipping ...

NOAA forecasts suggest we could experience La Niña conditions in the fall and early winter. However, this potential La Niña ...

Probably the most well-known and researched phenomena are episodes of El Niño and La Niña in the Pacific Ocean.

In its most recent seasonal outlooks for December 2025 to February 2026, NHC forecasts showed there was a 40 percent to 50 ...

Americans could see a winter with more dramatic shifts in temperature and precipitation as federal forecasters signal a La ...

That’s why La Niña is almost guaranteed to feel like a “bust” somewhere in the country, L’Heureux acknowledges. It would be amazingly rare to see a “perfect” La Niña outcome.

El Niño and La Niña are natural climate patterns across the tropical Pacific Ocean that can affect temperature and precipitation trends across the globe.

The National Weather Service recently announced a La Niña watch. It's an early prediction, but if true, it could bring more rain and cooler weather to the Pacific Northwest.

This year’s La Niña is expected to be short and weak, much like the one we saw last winter. But that doesn’t mean its impact on the weather will necessarily be weak.