The climate pattern had been anticipated for months but didn’t fully emerge until late December, and even then, it arrived at minimal strength and faded quickly. As of mid-April, more than ...

Early signs of a possible La Niña fall and winter are emerging in some climate models, federal forecasters announced Thursday July 10.

La Niña has arrived, and its global ripple effects are already taking shape. Cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific, combined with stronger trade winds, are ...

The latest forecast indicates La Niña conditions could return just in time for winter despite El Niño-Southern Oscillation-neutral conditions well past the end of summer, according to the National ...

La Niña has finally emerged after months of anticipation, but there's a catch. The climate pattern — which typically has an outsized influence on winter weather in the U.S. — ...

This situation, affectionately nicknamed La Nada, means neither La Niña nor El Niño is present. Neutral “La Nada” times can make predicting seasonal weather a bit more challenging.

Scientists thought La Niña was coming. It didn't — at least for now. What could that mean for this year's hurricane season, and how might long-term climate change affect El Niño and La Niña ...

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.

Cooler waters from La Niña push the jet stream to the northern United States, while the southern U.S. should see warmer conditions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.