El Nino to end by June, La Nina seen in second half of 2024, says U.S. forecaster

The El Nino weather pattern should fade out by June but could be replaced by the La Nina phenomenon by the second half of the year, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday.

There is a 49% chance that the La Nina weather pattern may develop during the June to August period, rising to 69% in July-September, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said in its monthly forecast.