La Nina Or El Nino Winter 2024 Spokane Washington. Last winter was the warmest on record for the lower 48 because it was dominated by la niña’s counterpart el niño in a world also warming due to fossil fuel pollution. The latest enso outlook from noaa states there is a 74% chance of la niña conditions to be in place for the months of november to january, just ahead of the winter.

La niña is still expected to emerge this fall and is likely to persist through the winter, according to an updated outlook from noaa. There is a 71% probability this will be classified as a strong el niño.