US weather forecaster sees El Niño unlikely into winter 2017-18

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Thu, 13 Jul 2017 - 01:29 GMT

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Reuters

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 - 01:29 GMT

Figure 1. Departures from average sea surface temperature for this time of year as of mid-December show a diffuse, borderline La Niña signal across the central and eastern tropical Pacific.

Figure 1. Departures from average sea surface temperature for this time of year as of mid-December show a diffuse, borderline La Niña signal across the central and eastern tropical Pacific.

US - 13 July 2017: A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said there are no active El Niño or La Niña patterns and that neutral conditions are likely in the Northern Hemisphere into winter 2017-18.

However, chances for El Niño remain elevated, between 35 and 45 percent, relative to the long-term average, the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center said in a monthly forecast.

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