Global temperatures and rain patterns are affected by a climate phenomenon known as El Niño/La Niña.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Before we’re even done with this current La Niña episode, we’re already seeing some signs of El Niño developing in a few months. La Niña is the cool phase of the climate pattern known ...

Weak La Niña conditions are favored to persist through winter, according to a monthly update released Thursday by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. La Niña occurs when the ocean’s surface temperatures ...

(NEXSTAR) – National forecasters are changing the rules when it comes to El Niño and La Niña. The new methodology will make it more likely we’ll see La Niñas in our future (and less likely we’ll see ...

After a year that challenged nearly every long-range forecast, weather uncertainty remains a dominant theme heading into 2026. Shifting climate signals with La Niña looking to make a quick exit, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Climate troublemaker La Niña will play a starring role in the United States' winter weather, including New Jersey's, federal ...

With the polar vortex catching all the buzz in recent weeks, federal forecasters say our old friend La Niña is still a major force shaping winter weather for the United States. Federal scientists from ...

Climate troublemaker La Niña will play a starring role in the United States' winter weather, including New Jersey's, federal forecasters from the Climate Prediction Center said Thursday, Nov. 13. "La ...