It looks like El Nino will have a growing influence on the weather in the northern plains.

Nebraska State Climatologist Al Dutcher says the trend wants to turn cooler and wetter into the fall…

 

An El Nino is warming of Pacific Ocean waters that affects weather worldwide.

Dutcher says the pattern is looking similar to last year’s wet fall…

 

Dutcher says while the El Nino may bring above normal precipitation this year, there could be a sharp reversal next year…

 

Dutcher says when an El Nino ends, it often goes into the La Nina phase which can then bring dry conditions into the northern plains.