The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center has issued an updated El Niño Advisory, predicting that it will continue through June, 2010. Here is an excerpt:
For the contiguous United States, potential El Niño impacts include above-average precipitation for the southern tier of the country, with below-average precipitation in the Pacific Northwest and in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Below-average snowfall and above-average temperatures are most likely across the northern tier of states (excluding New England), while below-average temperatures are favored for the south-central and southeastern states.