The Pacific Northwest is, probably, headed into a La Niña winter this year, which isn’t exactly a shock. While last winter had a strong El Niño pattern, La Niña is quite common. “We actually, believe it or not, had three back-to-back La Niñas from 2020 to 2023," said Michelle L’Heureux, a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s El Niño-Southern Oscillation team, on Wednesday. “We had a lot of La Niñas.” Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: mark_w_graves #elnina #weather #snow #pacificnorthwest #winterweather #weather #wx #theoregonian