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A Weak La Niña Is Coming This Winter. Here's How That Could Affect Your Snowfall.

A weak La Niña is now in place. We took a deep dive into past statistics to see how that might affect snowfall this season.

By Jonathan Erdman • 1 hour ago

The Weak La Niña-Winter Snowfall Connection

A weak La Niña is now in place, and it's expected to last through the winter. That could have some influence on how much snow falls over parts of the U.S. this season.

What is La Niña? La Niña is the periodic cooling of water in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean near the equator. When sea-surface temperatures are cooler than average by at least 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit (0.5 degrees Celsius), and the atmosphere has responded to that for at least three consecutive months, a La Niña is

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