BOISE — With significant potential for La Niña winter this year, Idaho hopes for more moisture after a historically dry year. The prior water year — which runs from Oct. 1 through Sept.

National Interagency Fire Center meteorologists are predicting a severe fire season from now until at least September.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released their winter outlook on Thursday, Oct. 17, showing that Idaho can expect slight changes in the normal winter temperatures as La Niña ...

"That's especially true in southeast Idaho after last year." NIFC uses historical data and weather pattern analysis, including El Niño and La Niña cycles, to develop seasonal fire predictions.

When La Niña sets in during hurricane season, it has the potential to dramatically increase both the number and strength of ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) here in Boise stated, this year in particular, a La Nina set-up signals great news for Idaho. "Idaho gets most of its precipitation and moisture in the winter ...

Idaho, northern Colorado, etc.) have been closer to normal overall, with consistent smaller storms keeping base depths respectable even if no single month was extraordinary. It truly has been a tale ...

If La Niña were to occur, states like Oregon, Washington and Idaho would likely see multiple weather systems move across the Pacific Northwest from the Pacific Ocean, bringing heaps of rain and snow.

Based on the observation of previous La Niña winters, the Pacific Northwest, Coastal Mountains of British Columbia and northern mountains of Idaho and Montana tend to be favored. It's impossible to ...

The short-lived reign of La Niña has come to an end. La Niña – a natural climate pattern that can influence weather worldwide – arrived at the start of this year but had a very short and odd ...