Colorado Weather: La Nina Watch Is Posted For The Winter Season

By Dave Aguilera, CBS Denver:

DENVER(CBS)- We are now on “La Nina Watch” for the next 6 months! NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is the branch of the National Weather Service that keeps track of such things and on Thursday released its monthly report on conditions for El Nino and La Nina. The CPC has issued a “LA NINA WATCH” for the upcoming Winter season. NOAA’s CPC says there’s a 70% chance of La Nina returning between November 2021 and January 2022.

Currently, we are in what is called a neutral state. No La Nina or El Nino (which is the warming of the ocean water). The new report predicts a La Nina start up between now and October.

A La Nina Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for the development of La Niña conditions within the next six months. La Nina is the cooling of the ocean water off the coast of South and Central America. Weather patterns in the United States can be effected by the strength of these cooling currents.

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