U.S. winter weather to see El Nino’s influence

U.S. winter weather to see El Nino’s influence

Tampa | Reuters — Much of the U.S. South can expect a cooler and wetter winter, while warmer-than-usual temperatures are likely across many northern and western states, as a strong El Nino weather pattern shaped a government weather outlook issued Thursday. More rain and snow are likely across the nation’s southern regions, extending from central







Average sea surface temperature anomalies for the period from Aug. 9 to Sept. 5. (CPC)

El Nino to strengthen in winter, gradually weaken in spring

New York | Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said El Nino conditions would gradually weaken through the Northern Hemisphere spring after peaking in late fall or early winter. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center said the likelihood that El Nino conditions would persist through the Northern Hemisphere winter was about


El Niño and its impact on our weather

Last weekend, while we were waiting for the Riding Mountain Triath­lon to start, a thunderstorm rolled through the region, forcing everyone to run for shelter. Two weather-related story ideas came to me while waiting for the storm to move out and the race to begin. The first I’ve already talked about in the past: safety

El Nino now seen more likely to last into spring

New York | Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised the likelihood that El Nino conditions would last into the Northern Hemisphere’s early spring to 85 per cent, boosting the probability that drought-stricken California could see increased rains. The Climate Prediction Center, a U.S. National Weather Service agency, last month forecast an



Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies for the week centred on June 3. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

U.S. agency sees El Nino likely to last into 2016

New York | Reuters — A U.S. weather forecaster warned on Thursday the El Nino weather pattern that can cause droughts in Asia and heavy rain in the Americas will likely last into next year, longer than previously expected and potentially roiling crops and commodity prices. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the