HOUSTON — After being under a “La Niña Watch” for the past few months, the Climate Prediction Center released Thursday that there is a 71% chance that La Niña will emerge in September – November and persist through January-March 2025. According to the Climate Prediction Center, our next La Niña period is expected to be “weak” and "short-lived".

La Niña happens when the waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific cool at least 0.5 degrees Celsius below average. It’s the opposite of El Niño, when those same ocean waters a

The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center has released new guidance on the possibility of a La Niña weather pattern in the coming months, which could have an impact on fall and winter weather across the Chicago area.