La Niña Conditions Likely to Continue into Spring
La Niña conditions are likely to continue during the Northern Hemisphere spring. The La Niña weather pattern has a 67% chance of persisting from March to May before transitioning to ENSO-neutral (51% chance), according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC).
This translates into a higher chance of below-normal temps from January to April across the northern High Plains, northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest. There is a higher chance of above-normal temps across the Southern Plains during the spring and early summer.
A higher chance of below-normal precip is predicted for the south tier of the continental U.S. from January to April. Above-normal precip is forecast from the Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies/
Earlier this week, Japan’s weather bureau said the La Niña phenomenon is continuing and that there is an 80% chance it will prevail through the end of the Northern Hemisphere winter and an 80% chance the event will end during spring.
