A particularly strong El Nino season can also shift the Pacific jet stream, leading to more winter storms over California and the southern United States, according to NOAA.
The conditions of the El Niño weather pattern, which could bring a much-needed wet winter to Colorado, are present and expected to grow stronger than usual this coming year, according to the“There is a 63% chance of a very strong El Niño during November January that would rank among the largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950,” according to The weather pattern, marked by natural warming of the Pacific Ocean, occurs on average every two to seven years, and typically lasts nine to 12 months.
It primarily impacts the Northern Hemisphere in winter, bringing drier weather to the northern parts of the United States and wetter conditions across the southern United States. Colorado falls in the middle of those two regions,A particularly strong El Niño season can also shift the Pacific jet stream, leading to more winter storms over California and the southern United States, according to NOAA.
“Even very strong El Niño events do not lead to the expected impact everywhere, but stronger events can more significantly tilt the odds in favor of expected outcomes,” according to the advisory.which normally brings snow to Colorado’s northern mountains and dry weather to the rest of the state, until April.
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