As we continue to warm moving into February, it appears latest trends suggest a classic "what goes up, must come down" type of event very soon with the next split of our polar vortex.

According to the NOAA’s website, the El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle is a phenomenon ... “That’s the bottom line with weather in the [Pacific] Northwest, is it can vary quite a bit ...

The pattern had been predicted to form for several months, and weak La Niña conditions were finally officially met this week.

It's a good indicator, for sure, but there are other forces at play in the atmosphere like the Pacific-North American Oscillation and the Madden-Julian Oscillation. The PNA and MJO are both ...