There’s an 85% chance this year’s El Niño will stick around longer than usual, well into next spring, according to the Climate Prediction Center. The weather cycle, which brings warmer ocean waters closer to the coast, usually means more rain for California.
But Dr. Jan Null, a meteorologist with Golden Gate Weather Services, told KNX News not to get too worried yet – weather patterns can be difficult to predict.
“[A strong El Niño] doesn’t always translate into a particular event in California,” he said. “More often than not, it’s wetter than normal, but not every strong El Niño has been wetter than normal.”
Null pointed out that last October, meteorological models predicted we’d be in for a dry winter, but we ended up with storms, flooding, and historic snow levels.
However, recent data does show that El Niño usually brings above-average precipitation, and odds are Southern California will get more rain than usual this winter. Super.
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