La Niña conditions are present

The latest ENSO discussion informs us that La Niña conditions have arrived.

"La Niña conditions emerged in September 2025, as indicated by the expansion of below-average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean."

What this means for likely weather patterns depends on where you are located. This page from climate.gov has maps showing typical precipitation and temperature patterns during La Niña. In North America, La Niña winter conditions are more likely to have the pattern…