NOAA released their winter outlook today. As expected, it shows the primary impact as the strong El Niño that is currently underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Here in the Southeast, we expect the subtropical jet to move over southern parts of the region, causing cloudiness, cooler temperatures and more rain than non-El Niño years. Keep in mind that each El Niño is different so some variations from the pattern are expected each time one occurs.
You can read more about this or watch the NOAA outlook video at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/videos/2015-16-winter-outlook.
Yahoo News also posted a story about the impacts of the strong El Niño on climate around the world at https://news.yahoo.com/upcoming-el-ni-o-may-wild-1997-event-115718256.html.
