WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration issued the following press release:
NOAA'sU.S. Winter Outlook, released today, shows how El Nino will likely influence the upcoming winter months (December 2026 to February 2027), with warmer-than-average temperatures expected across the northern U.S.; wetter-than-average conditions likely across the southern U.S., from California to Florida, and along the Eastern Seaboard; and drought improving for the majority of the country, including areas in the East, Southern Great Plains and Southwest.
"As we know from decades of observations, a very strong El Nino will likely bring a southward and eastward shift to the jet stream for the contiguo...