If you weren’t already aware, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in its latest El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) report, placed Michigan and the rest of the country under a La Nina Advisory on March 23, 2025. Great. Now what? What does that mean for the Mitten State, and, more importantly, what impact will this have on our summer?
First, let’s tackle the somewhat ominous-sounding ‘La Nina Advisory.’ This means that the sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are below average. These cooler water temperatures impact the trade winds, which means colder-than-typical winds will eventually blow into Michigan.
La Nina Forecast for Summer 2025 in Michigan
Though NOAA has us under a La Nina Advisory, they are giving us a 62% chance that the SSTs will return to their average by sometime in April. This means we have a better-than-average chance of having a Michigan summer that isn’t impacted by either an El Nino or a La Nina.
This means a Neautral Nino Forecast, which translates into: It’s a Michigan summer; therefore, it could snow, sleet, rain, funnel cloud, or hail at any moment, and we won’t be able to blame it on a Nino or a Nina.
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The Pacific Ocean is seen with a image of the outline of Michigan in the middle, a thermometer on the left shows cold temps and cool winds, while the one on the right shows warm temps and winds…