La Niña is coming this summer. What impact will it have on Rochester weather?

A strong El Niño winter was a contributing factor ... ENSO is ‘neutral’ and does not affect global weather and climate.” More: Get ready to hear a lot about La Niña. Here's why it could make hurricane ... Read More

La Niña will make a comeback this summer as El Niño finally fades

RELATED: What is La Niña? And how does it impact global weather? The transition between El Niño and La Niña will occur quickly. La Niña will dominate this summer after a short period of ... Read More

El Nino Ending, La Nina Pattern Developing

The map above shows the dominant weather pattern in most La Nina winters. Compared to last winter, this pattern would bring snowfall and temperatures back closer ... Here’s the latest global ... Read More

What is La Niña? And how does it impact global weather?

La Niña - the ... the west to slump back towards the east, in the form of what are known as equatorial Kelvin waves. This development in the Pacific is known as El Niño. As influential as an El Niño ... Read More

Goodbye, El Niño. Hello, La Niña? The Big Transition to La Niña is Already Underway

“So that's good news for the ... he was burned by weather prediction models last growing season, so he’s skeptical to rely on those again. However, he does think La Niña could open the ... Read More

Assessing El Nino's shift to La Nina on Wisconsin's weather

The El Nino that was partially responsible for our warm winter ... into a La Nina by fall. This is a very sharp change over a period on only nine months. When comparing the severe weather seasons ... Read More

Alabama’s severe weather threat for Wednesday increases to Level 4: What to know

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has added -- and now expanded slightly as of Tuesday afternoon -- a Level 4 out of 5 — or moderate — risk for severe weather for a portion of west Alabama for ... Read More

A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate

The eruption’s potential impacts to weather and climate are starting to ... reflecting sunlight back into space and causing global temperatures to cool. But the cooling effect lasts longer ... Read More

The Nation's Weather

Cold front reaches South Texas Friday. Here’s how low temps drop. A cold front is expected to reach parts of South Texas on Friday, lowering temps significantly from what we saw on Thursday. Read More

What is La Niña? And how does it impact global weather?

La Niña - the cold phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - has a strong influence on the world's weather, just like its "warm ... during hurricane season and now trending back towards La ... Read More