La Nina, the opposite phase, features cooler waters in the eastern Pacific. It often causes colder, stormier winters in the north and warmer, drier conditions in the south. Also Read: Red's Eats ...

The average La Niña pattern lasts about 15.4 months while El Niño typically lasts 9.5 months, though the longest La Niña on ...

La Niña has finally emerged after months of anticipation, but there’s a catch, and it could impact its influence on the weather.

La Niña isn’t here yet, but has a 60% chance of emerging through November, according to the Climate Prediction Center. Once it arrives, it’ll stick around all winter and likely persist into ...

La Niña may end soon. What that may mean for temperatures and hurricanes. A climate phenomenon known as El Niño Costero may be developing near Peru, potentially spelling an early end to a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A weak La Niña is likely to develop over the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean over the next few months, according to the latest NOAA outlook.The chance of seeing a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday that La Niña has officially started. A detailed analysis found La Niña began in December 2024 with a weak La Niña favored ...

La Nina is the opposing end of the spectrum from El Nino, an oscillation between cooler and warmer than normal waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.

During La Niña winters, Texas tends to be warmer and drier than normal, but La Niña has yet to fully form. ... Maine or Montana, is not likely to be a “normal” La Niña winter.

After a long wait, NOAA says La Nina is officially here. That's when the sea surface temperatures along the equator in the Pacific Ocean drop below average.

PORTLAND, Ore. — This year's winter outlook is based on a so-called cool-neutral cycle, or a weak La Niña. A La Niña is based on cooler than normal water temperatures near the equator off the ...