{"id":348139,"date":"2024-05-15T11:59:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=348139"},"modified":"2024-05-15T11:59:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:59:32","slug":"bom-moves-to-la-nina-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/05\/15\/bom-moves-to-la-nina-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"BOM Moves To La Ni\u00f1a Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>May 15, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Meteorology has moved to a La Ni\u00f1a Watch.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson said on Tuesday that while conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean were currently neutral, there were some signs that a La Ni\u00f1a may form in the Pacific Ocean later in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It was important to note, however, it was just as likely the tropical Pacific Ocean would remain neutral.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moving to La Ni\u00f1a watch does not mean the Bureau is declaring that a La Ni\u00f1a event is under way.<\/p>\n<p>BOM climate manager Dr Karl Braganza said rainfall and temperature forecasts were not based on the status of the El Ni\u00f1o\u2013Southern Oscillation outlook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The best guidance for future rainfall or temperature forecasts is the Bureau\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/climate\/outlooks\/#\/overview\/summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">long-range forecast<\/a>,&#8221; Dr Braganza said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The long-range forecast for June to August is showing an increased chance of above-average rainfall for parts of eastern Australia and parts of Western Australia and South Australia<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are roughly equal chances of above or below median rainfall for most of eastern Australia, including much of Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>June to August maximum and minimum temperatures were very likely to be above median across all States and Territories.<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau&#8217;s long-range forecast winter outlook would be released at the end of May, while the Spring and Summer outlooks would be released later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>La Ni\u00f1a, along with El Ni\u00f1o, is part of a natural climate cycle known as the El Ni\u00f1o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bureau of Meteorology has moved to a La Ni\u00f1a Watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":348140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,36],"tags":[1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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