Warmer than normal temperatures and a lack of consistent snow cover are signs of an El Nino winter, and the region is seeing that.
South Dakota State Climatologist Dennis Todey says cold outbreaks won’t last long…..

Todey says the current El Nino is very strong……

An El Nino is a warming of Pacific Ocean water temperatures, which has an effect on weather in North America.
Todey says the El Nino is expected to fade by spring. He says what happens weather wise after that is a good guess…..

There have already been a number of records broken for mild temperatures late into the fall.