The Northwest is in for a mild winter, near-normal, with overall below-average precipitation, above-average temperature, and with cold blasts possible— predicts meteorologist Art Douglas November 17.  He predicts the wet La Niña forecast will likely end in December or January, then return to average before becoming warmer and wetter in the spring through May.

 

The National Weather Service on Nov. 14 predicted just a 57% chance the current La Niña pattern would continue thru the winter for Oregon and Washington.  A La Niña winter in the northern US is colder and wetter than normal.  “It might just be neutral this year,” said Oregon State Climatologist Larry O'Neill.