With the drought, hot weather of summer followed by the recent cool temperatures and rains, many people are wondering what mother nature has in store for us in the fall season. The long-range weather outlook for Kansas for September, October, and November are neutral. That means the main drivers of our climate aren’t strong enough to push us towards a season dominated by unusually wet or dry, or hot or cold, weather.
According to Kansas State University Climatologist May Knapp, one of the big drivers in that long-range forecast for the fall is the potential impact of an el nino pattern.
With most of the KOFO listening area under a drought emergency status, Knapp says a neutral long-range outlook or an el nino is much more welcome than a la nina pattern.
