la nina

Some weather models that initially showed La Nina would develop by July have been pushed back a month or two, according to Kyle Tapley, senior agricultural meteorologist at MDA Weather Services. He also points out that El Nino has been weakening since November at a slower pace than with previous systems, resulting in the delayed timeframe...

More forecasters are expecting La Niña to return to the U.S. later this year. The U.S. government last week joined weather forecasters in predicting the weather event will quickly follow the current El Niño weather pattern later this year...

The current El Niño weather pattern could be shifting quickly to the La Niña weather pattern later this year. Meteorologist Kyle Tapley said that weather models “now show full-fledged La Niña conditions by the summer.” Recent weather models show El Niño heading towards a “rapid decay” this spring with the La Niña weather event quickly following...

SEATTLE (AP) — Forecasters who thought Washington was in for a warmer, drier El Nino winter say the outlook has shifted to a more neutral pattern. But neutral doesn't mean uneventful. National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist Ted Buehner says there's a "good shot" of a "pineapple express...