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**Summary:**

The Pacific Northwest is officially under La Niña conditions as of September 2025, according to NOAA. While La Niña typically brings wetter and cooler weather to the region, this year’s La Niña is predicted to be weak, potentially lessening the typical effects. Experts predict La Niña conditions to prevail through the end of the year with possibilities to either stay in a weak La Niña pattern in early 2026 or switch back to neutral. While the Climate Prediction Center expects wetter than normal conditions, there is an equal chance of temperatures being above or below seasonal averages. Recent years have seen fluctuating snowpack, with the last La Niña in 2023 bringing excellent snow and the preceding El Niño year (2024) resulting in below-average snow.

**News Article:**

**Pacific Northwest Braces for Weak La Niña Winter**

SEATTLE – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has officially declared La Niña conditions in the Pacific Northwest, raising expectations for a wetter and potentially cooler winter. The advisory, issued Thursday, confirms that the La Niña pattern emerged in September, characterized by below-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.

However, forecasters are tempering expectations, noting that this La Niña is predicted to be weak. “A weak La Niña would be less likely to result in conventional winter impacts,” according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC).

While La Niña typically brings above-average precipitation to the region, the CPC warns that there is an equal chance of temperatures being above or below their seasonal averages. This could mean increased rainfall and, if temperatures dip low enough, an early start to snowpack accumulation in the Olympic and Cascade Mountains.

The region has experienced La Niña conditions in four of the last five years, with varying results. The last La Niña in 2023 led to above-average snowpack across the Northwest. However, the El Niño year of 2024 brought below-average snowpack, highlighting the complex interplay of weather patterns. Last winter was also a forecasted La Nina, and had below average snowfall, except for the area near the Washington/Oregon state line and south, snowfall was at or above the normal amounts across much of the Pacific Northwest on April 1 (the typical date of maximum snowpack).

Experts expect La Niña conditions to persist through the remainder of the year, then either stay in a weak La Niña pattern in early 2026 or switch back to neutral. The start of October typically marks the beginning of the rainy season in the Pacific Northwest, and residents will be watching closely to see if this La Niña delivers above-average precipitation and much-needed snow.

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