La Niña's Return Could Affect Fall and Winter Weather in Indiana

La Niña's return could affect fall and winter weather in Indiana

La Niña returns later this fall INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Fall began this week, but the U.S. Climate Prediction Center is already giving some hints of what to expect in the coming months, with La Niña expected to return. The division of the National Weather Service gave a 71% chance of La Niña from October to December. Additionally, there is a 54% chance of La Niña from December 2025 to February 2026. What does all this mean? First, let’s begin with…

La Niña 2025–26: What It Means for the World, and for Us

Every few years the Pacific quietly brews up a shift that ends up rewriting weather maps across the world. That shift is called La Niña — the cooler sibling of El Niño. It happens when sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific drop below normal, but the real story isn’t just the ocean. It’s how that cooling changes winds, jet streams and rainfall patterns, tilting the balance of winters everywhere. La Niña, winters 2025 If El …