NOAA scientists are using advances in global climate modeling to improve our ability to make seasonal predictions of Atlantic hurricane activity.
The ENSO team goes virtual in bringing you the latest outlook across the tropical Pacific Ocean.
How did the 2019-20 Winter Outlook do? Pretty darn good if you ask us! Learn just how good in our yearly verification post.
Our blogger discusses current conditions in the tropical Pacific and why forecasters favor ENSO-neutral through the summer.
There’s more than just ENSO in the tropical climate neighborhood. Our blogger discusses an Indian Ocean climate pattern that had an important impact on Australia’s catastrophic 2019 bushfire season.
The surface of the tropical Pacific has been warmer than average for a few months now, but ENSO-neutral conditions are still in place. Our blogger takes a journey into the mind of an ENSO forecaster. It’s her own mind, but that still counts.
Kidding. Here's why the polar vortex may also cause you to take off your sweater sometimes.
Some oceanic and atmospheric patterns can give us an early heads-up that El Niño might be on its way.
ENSO-neutral is expected to last through spring 2020. See why in our latest ENSO blog and stay for some ENSO trivia.
What goes into NOAA’s winter outlook when ENSO is in neutral? The Climate Prediction Center’s Mike Halpert discusses the details.