AUSTIN, Texas — Have you noticed we have had an increase in foggy mornings this winter season compared to last year? There is a meteorological explanation for this.
It's El Niño.
El Niño happens when the sea's surface temperatures near the equator in the Pacific Ocean become warmer than normal for a period of time. When this occurs, it impacts weather across the United States.
For Texas, this brings wetter-than-average conditions with below-average temperatures. While we have had warmer conditions for now, this will change as we move into the weekend.
Farmers said you can count the number of foggy days in fall to determine how much snow you will get in the winter. Hopefully the foggy mornings we are having now won't mean snow in March, but only time will tell.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, equatorial sea surface temperatures are above average across most of the Pacific Ocean and El Niño is expected to continue in the Northern Hemisphere through spring 2019.
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