El Niño, a climate pattern that affects weather events, is expected to continue for the Northern Hemisphere after the Climate Prediction Center issued an advisory for this winter. During El Niño, warming of the ocean's surface occurs, and rainfall over the open Pacific increases.

As it looks increasingly likely a strong El Niño will stick with us through winter, we’re getting a peek at how the climate phenomenon might impact the weather this holiday season.

Snowfall does show a pattern however, and that makes sense with strong El Niños’ warmer winter temperatures. If we have a significantly warmer-than-normal winter, we will likel