Beachgoers stroll on the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., in October 2021. La Niña is a recurring climate pattern that develops when ocean water near the equator in the central and eastern Pacific becomes cooler than the historical average. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
A new global weather pattern is taking shape in the Pacific Ocean, one that will help steer storms and influence temperatures across the United States into next year.
A map showing sea surface temperatures around the world. The blue area west of South America depicts where La Niña conditions were present. (NOAA)
"La Niña conditions emerged in September 2025, as indicated by the expansion of below-average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean," NOAA's Climate Prediction Center said in a press release on Thursday morning.
It is likely to continue into the start of 2026.
