What Does La Nina Mean For Winter 2024. Forecasters at noaa's climate prediction center say la niña could form in the coming weeks. The counterpart pattern known as la niña, defined by cooler equatorial sea surface temperatures, is expected to develop soon.
A la niña winter in means the odds of seeing at least some lowland snow is increased. This likelihood increases to 60% from october 2024 to february 2025, with the chance of el niño redeveloping during this time being negligible.