El Niño could affect Minnesota's weather this year
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Warmer waters building in the tropical Pacific Ocean are signaling an El Niño weather pattern developing later this year.
Forecasters see a range of possibilities, from a moderate El Niño to a so-called super El Niño that could dramatically affect weather in Minnesota, the United States and the world.
MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner spoke with Andrew Freedman, CNN’s senior reporter for climate and weather, who wrote recently about the potential for an El Niño this year.
During an El Niño, “areas in the northern U.S. and Canada are dryer and warmer than usual,“ according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which posted an El Niño watch earlier this month.
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