Although the midlatitude weather doesn't look very La Nina-like at the moment, I can assure you that La Nina is still holding strong, and the tropical ocean and atmosphere are still consistent with La Nina conditions (please feel free to check Emily's ENSO update post next week). Regarding the unusual weather conditions over the North Pacific and North America for a La Nina winter, we will keep an eye out to see if this is just a subseasonal blip (a very common occurrence) or a more persistent inconsistency with typical La Nina conditions.