PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Pacific Northwest could see a cooler and wetter fall and winter, and even a chance of snow, according to the latest forecast from meteorologists.
The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center issued a La Niña Watch on Thursday. La Niña brings cooler temperatures to the Pacific Ocean, therefore impacting the weather in Oregon and Washington.
Soaking rains, gusty winds return to Portland
NWS, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, expects conditions to reach La Niña thresholds in three overlapping, three-month periods: September to November, October to December and November to January.
“ENSO-neutral is most likely through the late Northern Hemisphere summer 2025 (56% chance in August-October),” the Climate Prediction Center reported. “Thereafter, a brief period of La Niña conditions is favored in the fall and early winter 2025-26 before reverting to ENSO-neutral.”…