Weak El Niño likely to prevail through spring: U.S. forecaster

(Reuters) – Weak El Niño conditions are present and there is an about a 55 percent chance the weather pattern will prevail through the northern hemisphere spring this year, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday.

“Due to the expected weak strength, widespread or significant global impacts are not anticipated. However, the impacts often associated with El Nino may occur in some locations during the next few months,” the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said in its monthly forecast.