Weaker La Niña Is Forecast to Give Other Weather Patterns Clout
The Northeast could see greater impacts which can play a role in whether the region has a mild or chilly winter.
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The weather-roiling La Niña that forecasters have been predicting for months will likely arrive late and in a weakened form, limiting its impact and allowing other climate patterns to hold more sway.
There is an 83% chance La Niña, a cyclical cooling of the Pacific, will take shape in November, December and January, up from 74% a month ago, the US Climate Prediction Center said in its latest outlook Thursday. This comes after months of predictions that the phenomenon — which can lead to drought in California, Brazil and Argentina and rain in Indonesia and Australia — was about to get started.