La Niña Odds Increased in NOAA's Latest Update

The talk of Summer 2024 has been the impending La Niña and how it will affect weather over the course of Winter '24/'25.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) updated their La Niña guidance on September 16, 2024. The report states that La Niña has a 71% chance of emerging in September-November and is, "expected to persist through January-March 2025."The model above represents how La Niña affects the variable Polar Jet Stream. The phenomenon sends w