A weak La Niña climate pattern has taken hold of the U.S. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ), announced Thursday that it expects this weak La Niña to persist through the beginning of winter and into the early part of 2026.

NOAA expects La Niña conditions to become more influential on U.S. weather through December.

WHAT ARE EL NINO AND LA NINA CLIMATE PATTERNS?

• next Image 1 of 8 FILE - Snow-laden trees near 10th and Baltimore in Kansas City are seen, Tuesday, February 26, 2013, while the second major snowstorm hit the Kansas City metro in less than a week. (Keith Myers/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

• prev next Image 2 of 8 FILE - A Flagstaff resident cleaning the sidewalk again adding to the snow mound almost as high as she is. (

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