Vehicles drive on the flooded Freeway 5 after an El Ni ño-strengthened storm brought rain to Los Angeles onJan 6, 2016.
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The El Ni ño weather condition pattern is still active heading into the winter season this year and it will suggest the northern and far west parts of the U.S. will have a warmer-than-usual winter season. Also, some western and southeastern swaths of the U.S. will have a wetter winter season than normal, according to a forecast launched Thursday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
El Ni ño, significance “little boy” in Spanish, and La Ni ña, significance “little girl” in Spanish, are opposite weather condition patterns driven by a modification in the trade winds in the PacificOcean When active, they can impact climate condition around the world.
This is the very first time in 4 years that El Ni ño has actually been active as winter season starts, according to the NOAA.
Temperatures in the northern and far west parts of the U.S. will be warmer than typical, particularly in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and northern New England.
U.S. outlook for temperature level for the 2023-24 winter season.
Image credit: NOAA
El Ni ño will likewise suggest parts of northern Alaska, some parts of the West, the Gulf Coast, the southern plains area, the lower mid-Atlantic and the southeastern U.S. will likely see a wetter-than-usual winter season, according to the NOAA.
“An enhanced southern jet stream and associated moisture often present during strong El Niño events supports high odds for above-average precipitation for the Gulf Coast, lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast states this winter,” Jon Gottschalck, of the NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, stated in a composed declaration.
Parts of the northern Rockies and main Great Lakes area, particularly Michigan, northern Ohio and Indiana, are anticipated to have a drier-than-normal winter season.
Precipitation outlook for the U.S. in between December and February, according to the NOAA.
Image credit: NOAA
One- 3rd of the U.S. remains in a dry spell since Oct.17, according to Brad Pugh, functional dry spell lead with the NOAA’s Climate PredictionCenter And so for some areas, the additional rain will be welcome.
“During late October, heavy precipitation is likely to result in drought improvement for the central U.S. El Niño with its enhanced precipitation is expected to provide drought relief to the southern U.S. during the next few months,” Pugh stated in a declaration.
While El Ni ño rains will relieve continuous dry spells in some areas, it might likewise drive the advancement of dry spell conditions in the PacificNorthwest Hawaii’s dry spell, which added to the Maui fires previously this year, is likewise anticipated to continue or get worse.
The dry spell outlook for the U.S. in between November 2023 and January2024
Image credit: NOAA
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