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Snow during El Niños from 1950 to 2009

September 25, 2018

Forecasters think the tropical Pacific climate phenomenon known as El Niño is likely to visit this winter. What might that mean for snow?

Alberto and Aletta become the first named storms of the 2018 hurricane seasons

June 11, 2018

The first named storms of the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Ocean hurricane seasons formed during the end of May and beginning of June.

For much of the U.S, odds are tilted toward well above average warmth in May-July 2018

April 30, 2018

The chances that May-July temperatures will be well above normal are better than 50% across much of the southwestern United States and New England.

Winter so far has people out west asking, Where’s the snow?

February 15, 2018

Much of the southwestern United States has seen below-average amounts of snow fall so far during Winter. While currently impacting ski resorts across the region, the lack of snow could bring even greater problems to water resources later this year.

The Climate Prediction Center's Mike Halpert explains NOAA's 2017-18 winter outlook

October 19, 2017

Forecasts say a La Niña climate event is likely to occur in the tropical Pacific during winter 2017-18. How will this "upstream" event affect U.S. temperature, precipitation, and drought?