With a strong El Niño pattern predicted to occur this winter, you may jump to the conclusion that the Golden State could see a massive snow pile-up this year.
New maps from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show that a large part of California's Sierra Nevada has, on average, seen above-normal snowfall during El Niño events. But Michelle L'Heureux, a physical scientist at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, cautions against viewing the maps as a forecast for what is likely to happen this winter.
' Sometimes in an El Niño year, the jet stream sets up in a way that brings increased snow to California, but that's not always the case. El Niño conditions developed over summer and are expected to persist into the spring, according to the most recent forecast from the Climate Prediction Center. There's a 75-85% chance a strong El Niño will occur November through January.
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