US Climate Prediction Center News

Chances of a Weather-Roiling La Niña This Year Are Now Above 80%

The odds of a weather-roiling La Niña in the coming months are rising, elevating the risk of an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season. The chances of La Niña, a cooling of the equatorial Pacific, rose to 82% for August, September …

California Faces New Flood Risk as Storm Moves On: Weather Watch

California’s flood threat isn’t over even as the storm currently battering the state whirls its way across the US West. The US Climate Prediction Center said there is the potential for more heavy rain and snow across Southern California and …

California May Face Major Flooding from Jan. 30: Weather Watch

The odds are rising that California and the West will be struck by a plume of moisture known as an atmospheric river from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, the US Climate Prediction Center said in a social media post. The …