Strengthening El Niño has a stronger presence in the new winter outlook

On Thursday, The Climate Prediction Center posted a new set of forecast maps for the upcoming winter. The new guidance, which is updated every month, is painting a much wetter weather picture for most of California. The new forecast is consistent with a ‘Very Strong’ El Niño in the background. The older version, which was issued on July 16, only had a higher than normal chance of rainfall in…