super El Nino

Weather Models Show Super El Nino Coming This Fall

super El Nino
An illustration of typical weather patterns during an El Niño winter for North America. During a typical El Niño winter, an extended Pacific jet stream brings wetter and colder conditions to the southern tier of the U.S., while the Northern U.S. and Canada experience warmer-than-average temperatures. Drier conditions are typically seen in the Ohio Valley and Pacific Northwest regions.
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Updated weather models now show a very high percentage chance of a super El Nino forming later this year. It’s not often weather observers put a high percentage chance on any forecast, but long-range models now show the strongest El Nino ever could be forming by October-November this year.

The main features of such a forecast, likelihood of a very wet fall in this area, fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic, and a mild winter in the upper Midwest. The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st. Right now, weather models show 12 to 13 named hurricanes during the season.

Weather Models Show Super El Nino Coming This Fall

Audio Reporting by Mark Oppold for Southeast AgNet.