La Niña is Here–Here’s What It Could Mean for Winter in US

The weather phenomenon is expected to last through February 2026.

The Loveland ski area is one of 19 ski areas that participates in the Colorado Ski Country USA ski passport program for schoolchildren. John Meyer/Denver Post file/TNS

A La Niña advisory has officially been issued by the Climate Prediction Center, signaling a possible precedent for winter across the United States.

Conditions emerged at the end of September and were favored to persist through December 2025 into February 2026.