Here's what arrival of La Niña means for your winter weather
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The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction center has issued a La Niña advisory, which means we can expect La Niña conditions through winter.
La Niña has arrived, fueled by colder-than-normal Pacific Ocean temperatures—and it could bring a lot of snow and severe storms.
Someone always portrays it just to the water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. And a lot of it is more than that.”
A marine heat wave spanning much of the North Pacific Ocean is already influencing weather in North America and is poised to make its mark on winter. But forecasters have another global weather pattern to consider: La Niña.
La Niña conditions are now present in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and it plays a big role in the upcoming winter. Here's what to expect.
The National Weather Service has issued a La Niña advisory for the winter, which could mean warmer, drier weather in Arizona.
A strong cold front swept through Northeast Ohio on Tuesday, delivering the region’s first widespread rainfall in weeks and chipping away at a deficit that’s built since August.
A nor’easter is “so called because the winds over the coastal area are typically from the northeast,” according to The National Weather Service. “These storms may occur at any time of year but are most frequent and most violent between September and April.”