NOAA ENSO Update August 2024: 74% Chance of La Niña Persisting Through Winter This post first appeared on the climate.gov ENSO blog and was written by Tom Di Liberto You’ll have to excuse this ENSO Blogger for a minute while I drink some sweet tea on the porch and lament about all the heat and humidity, “Woof, it’s hot!” Things truly seem to move slower during the dog days of summer in late […] Weather Guest Author | August 11, 2024 0 Comments
NOAA August 2024 Outlook: La Niña’s Comeback – Sizzling Southwest, Soggy Southeast Yesterday, July 18, the NOAA released its outlook for August 2024. The forecast indicates a month characterized by generally above-normal temperatures across most of the contiguous United States, influenced by various climate factors, including the potential emergence of La Niña conditions. The forecast predicts significant regional variations, with the Southwest likely experiencing notably higher temperatures and below-normal precipitation. In contrast, […] WeatherBrains | July 19, 2024 0 Comments
NOAA ENSO July 2024 Update: El Niño is Over With 79% Chance of La Niña Winter El Niño’s term is over, and La Niña is favored for the school year (79% chance for November–January). Our neutral summer break is underway, so let’s pack our bags and hit the road. Summer school A quick primer for our newer visitors: El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a climate pattern that […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 12, 2024 0 Comments
NOAA July 2024 Outlook: Heatwave Alert for Western US On Sunday, the NOAA released its outlook for July 2024. Much of the Western U.S. is expected to experience above-normal temperatures, with the Southwest facing potentially excessive heat. Precipitation patterns vary across the country. Alaska is likely cooler and wetter than usual, except for its eastern North Slope and Panhandle regions. Related: NOAA ENSO June 2024 Update: La Niña Likely by […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 2, 2024 0 Comments
NOAA: When to Expect the Warmest Day of the Year Where You Live During the summer months, most areas in the United States approach their highest temperatures for the year. To give you a better idea of the warmest time of year for your area, NCEI has created “Warmest Day of the Year” maps with the help of Climate.gov for the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The maps are derived from the […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 23, 2024 0 Comments
NOAA ENSO June 2024 Update: La Niña Likely by Late Summer After a year of dominance, El Niño released its hold on the tropical Pacific in May 2024, according to NOAA’s latest ENSO update. El Niño—the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), our planet’s single largest natural source of year-to-year variations in seasonal climate—has been disrupting climate in the tropics and beyond since May 2023, likely contributing to many […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 14, 2024 0 Comments
NOAA Summer 2024 Outlook: Hotter and Drier Than Normal for Majority of the USA The NOAA recently released its outlooks for summer 2024: June, July, and August. Below-normal temperatures are expected for parts of Alaska and the northern central U.S., while above-normal temperatures are likely for most other areas. Below-normal precipitation is expected in the western U.S. but above-normal precipitation in parts of the eastern U.S. and Alaska. Related: [VIDEO] Direct Weather Winter 24/25 Early […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 27, 2024 1 Comment
NOAA June 2024 Outlook: Hotter West, Wetter Central U.S. Earlier this week, the NOAA released its monthly outlook for June 2024. Below is an AI-generated summary for those unfamiliar with meteorological terminology and the full discussion further down for those who are! TL;DR: The June 2024 outlook favors above-normal temperatures for the western and southern U.S., with drier conditions in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. The central Plains to […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 18, 2024 0 Comments
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