A delayed start meant the La Niña didn't have time to gain strength before winter started ... or predictable weather going forward — there are plenty of other climate patterns having an ...

Snow seasons in Chicago are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches.

Signals of a slowly developing and "unusual" La Niña strengthened over the winter ... These patterns sharpen the blur of seasonal predictions, adding crucial information about how the weather ...

La Niña, the natural cooling flip side of the better-known and warmer El Niño climate phenomenon, has dwindled away after just three months. The La Niña that appeared in January, months later than ...

“Without an El Niño or La Niña signal present, other, less predictable, climatic factors will govern fall, winter and spring weather conditions,” climatologist Bill Patzert of with the Jet ...

Hurricane forecasters are carefully watching ocean temperatures in the Pacific for changes that could impact this year's hurricane season.

Scientists say the La Niña weather pattern ... for the summer and early winter a seasonal pattern called "ENSO-neutral." What does that mean? Basically, our weather is in a neutral state.

A 12-year-old boy is recovering in the hospital after he was accidentally struck by gunfire during a parking lot fight in Ontario, California. KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on April 11, 2025. A ...

It didn't — at least for now. What could that mean for this year's hurricane season, and how might long-term climate change affect El Niño and La Niña patterns?

The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center expects a La Niña weather pattern to affect winter conditions in most of the country. For Chicago and the rest of Illinois, that could ...