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Although El Niño typically results in warmer and drier winters, two of Seattle's snowiest winters have been El Niño years. In 2018-19, a series of December snowstorms brought Seattle to a standstill, making it the city's snowiest winter on record with 21 inches of snow. https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2023/11/el-nino-seattle-winter-weather
Given the El Niño forecast of a warm, dry winter, why did we have one of the earliest cold snaps in late October and experience heavy rain in the past few weeks? It is important to remember that weather forecasting is complex and uncertain. Regardless of whether or not we have snow this winter, we expect some sort of hazardous winter weather and are prepared to act quickly when it comes. http://www.pacscape.com/services/snow-ice.php
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