NorCal's winter outlook: NOAA says El Niño is making wet conditions more likely

El Niño continues to strengthen. What does that mean for flood risk this winter?

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in College Park, Maryland announced there is a 90% chance of a very strong El Niño through this fall and winter as water temperatures along the equator off South America continue to…

Latest California winter weather forecast revealed amid Super El Niño threat

A new California winter weather forecast calls for wet conditions with heavier snowfall expected in NorCal amid Super El Niño projections.

New super El Niño maps show potential rainfall, temperatures across US

New NOAA maps show winter temperature and precipitation outlooks across the U.S. as El Niño strengthens.

NorCal's winter outlook: NOAA says El Niño is making wet conditions more likely

Forecasters at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center have increased the probability of wetter than normal conditions this winter across California, but many questions still remain.

Strengthening El Niño has a stronger presence in the new winter outlook

New forecast maps from the Climate Prediction Center have shifted dramatically. There is now a higher chance of above normal precipitation in California.

What a Record El Niño Could Mean for Sierra County

Downieville after snow in March, 2025.DOWNIEVILLE — The equatorial Pacific has not run this warm since the winter of 2015-16, and federal forecasters say the warming is not finished. In its August 13 diagnostic discussion , the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported sea surface temperatures more than 2 degrees Celsius above average across the eastern equatorial Pacific and put the odds of a very…