The Climate Prediction Center predicts that this winter will be dominated by a weak La Niña in the equatorial waters of the Pacific Ocean.
It is widely believed that La Niña results in drier than average winters in California. However, as recent examples have shown, the exact opposite can and has happened during weak La Niñas.
In fact, some of the biggest winters in recent years have occurred while the Pacific Ocean was experiencing a weak La Niña. The Climate Prediction Center’s official forecast for California this winter is that there is an “equal chance” of being above or below average, but what exactly does that mean and how did they get there?
In the video above, I explain more about what this means for our winter outlook in the Bay Area.
