January 2026 - Page 3 of 13 - Climate Impact Company

News

01/26/2026, 3:54 pm EST

Oceanic La Nina Ends

The MJO was the catalyst to the aerial coverage and intensity of the January 24-25 weekend storm. The event also caused the East Pacific equatorial region to warm. Effective this week, oceanic La Nina has ended as all Nino SSTA regions have shifted to neutral phase.

01/26/2026, 4:29 am EST

Historic -AO, Strengthening -NAO, Cold Pattern Expands in February for U.S.

The projected AO for February is about -2.6 which is historically negative. Similarity was observed in 1985, 1998, 2010, and 2011 when the following February maintained the cold U.S. trough. The modern day -AO analog (2010 and 2021) was slightly less effectively cold. The analogs suggest the East U.S. cold expands westward with time during February.

01/25/2026, 3:38 pm EST

ECM and AI Graph Cast Agreeable to Wet 16-30-day Forecast for Brazil

Wet weather develops in Central/South Argentina plus Southern Brazil next week. Interestingly, both ECM and AI Graph Cast are agreeable on a 16-30-day outlook favoring wet weather in Central and Southeast Brazil while Argentina shifts hotter.

01/25/2026, 6:17 am EST

U.S. Winter Storm Update: Over to Mostly Ice Interior Mid-Atlantic Today; 1-2 Feet of Snow New York/New England

The latest snowfall forecast indicates 18-24 inches of snow from Albany to Boston today and Monday. 10-18 inches of snow extends from Ohio across Pennsylvania. Amounts are cut back Maryland and southward due to sleet and freezing rain. The core of major ice accretion stretches from Eastern Louisiana to Kentucky, the Southern Appalachians, and Raleigh to Richmond.