Winter temperature
High confidence
Often milder
Pacific Northwest composite · winter
Seattle
Analog language only — not a local forecast.
Live ENSO status
What this usually means here
El Niño winters often milder and less stormy / drier than average in the Pacific Northwest (signal less reliable than the Gulf Coast wet signal).
Background reading (external):
What El Niño winters often mean here
Based on Pacific Northwest composites — not a Seattle-only official meter.
Winter storminess
High confidence
Often less stormy winters (storm track shifted south)
Pacific Northwest composite · winter
Cold-season rain
Medium confidence
Often drier
Pacific Northwest composite · cold season
Less reliable than the Gulf Coast wet signal.
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