Oklahoma will see a slightly warmer winter than years past, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Its Climate Prediction Center released its winter outlook report for January, February, and March of 2025.
The annual U.S. winter outlook report predicts that La Niña conditions are strongly expected throughout the country. The U.S. has a 74% chance of La Niña conditions, while there is a 40% chance of this being a moderate event.
La Niña events are the periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific, according to the National Weather Service . This period usually happens every 3 to 5 years but can also pop up on occasion. Last year , the U.S. dealt with El Niño conditions, which are the opposite of La Niña, meaning the ocean warms to above-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.
During La Niña events, the northern part of the United States typically sees colder and stormier winter conditions, while it is warmer and less stormy across the south.