What does a strong El Niño typically mean for US weather? During a typical El Niño winter, the U.S. South and Southwest are cooler and wetter, and the Northwest is warmer and drier.The upper ...

El Niño is a climate pattern that originates in the Pacific Ocean along the equator and impacts weather all over the world. Warm water normally is confined to the western Pacific by winds that ...

Dry conditions spurred by La Nina weighed on areas of the Corn Belt in 2022. As La Nina fades, and El Nino starts to make a return, meteorologists say the weather shift could also signal better ...

El Niño conditions — the warming of ocean waters off South America that can alter weather across the globe, including California’s summer temperatures and the amount of rain it might receive ...

El Niño is nearing historic strength. What this means and when it will end. This could be one of the strongest El Niño events observed over the past 75 years, new data shows ...

Buckle up. The world’s most influential natural weather feature is shifting gears. An El Niño is building along the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and chances are above normal it will be ...

While El Niño may not have a significant impact on Texas this summer, it's very likely to persist -- and possibly even strengthen -- into the winter months. That's when its effects are the most ...

In the Atlantic Ocean, El Niño is known for stunting tropical cyclone development and can lead to quieter-than-average hurricane seasons. That’s because the areas where Atlantic hurricanes form ...

What is El Nino? The name El Nino is widely used to describe the warming of sea surface temperature that occurs every few years, typically in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator.

A winter El Niño is likely and it could have dramatic impacts on the season's forecast, even in the Chicago area. NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes said the latest predictions show an ...

But this so-called super El Niño’s strength won’t last long – it has reached its peak strength and is headed on a downward trend, said Michelle L’Heureux, a climate scientist with the ...

For Chicago, an El Nino winter likely means warmer, drier weather from December through February. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 62°F. Sunday, June 8th 2025 eNewspaper.