Northwest potentially in for ‘one of the strongest El Niños we’ve had'. Warming temperatures at the equator could paradoxically bring the Northwest a wet fall and high winter snowpack, according to climatologists. The West could be in for “one of the strongest El Niños we’ve had,” ..

Climatologists expect this super El Niño to defy the usual pattern of warm, dry winters in the West. Only three of these events have occurred since 1980, and they often bring heavy rain and deep mountain snowpack to our region. This could mean a wet fall and a high snowpack for the mountains around Jackson.