Will the west coast rainstorms end the western drought

G8trGr8t · Aug 22, 2023

OklahomaGator said: ↑

It looks like Lake Meade is up 20' from the same date last year.
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that record snowpack made an impact

chemgator · Nov 5, 2023

Looks like the Sierra Nevadas are in for heavy snowfall again this winter, courtesy of a strong El Nino weather pattern. Not much forecast for southern California, however.

New maps reveal who could see more snow this winter during a strong El Niño (yahoo.com)

As the US gears up for a winter heavily influenced by the first strong El Niño in years, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have released maps that offer insight into where snow could pile up.

El Niño – a natural ocean and weather pattern in the tropical Pacific – is forecast to reach the most significant level since a very strong El Niño in 2015-2016 fostered the warmest winter on record across the contiguous US, according to NOAA.

While no two El Niño winters are the same, the pattern typically brings wetter and cooler weather to the southern US while the north becomes drier and warmer. And that’s exactly what’s expected this winter.

However, wetter weather doesn’t necessarily mean more snow. And when it does snow, amounts can vary wildly from one location to the next.
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