La Niña is about eight times more likely to occur than El Niño. Typically, that means a warmer and drier winter for Texas.

The Big Transition to La Niña is Already Underway There’s now a 60% chance La Niña will develop between June and August and an 85% chance it’s in effect by November 2024 to January 2025 ...

One of the reasons the long-range forecasters have drawn this shape is the lack of El Niño or La Niña. El Niño makes a very ...

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 ...

The last prolonged La Niña event occurred between 2020 and 2023, causing droughts and a water crisis in these countries. La Niña is forecast to be highly noticeable in mid-January.

A moderate La Niña has anomalies that range from -1.0 °C to -1.4 °C, and when water temperatures are at least -1.5 °C below normal, a La Niña is considered to be strong.