A weather pattern that could bring cooler temperatures and more rain to Texas is likely to develop this month or next, according to climate forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
鈥淭here is increased confidence for a weak-to-moderate during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2012-13,鈥� NOAA鈥檚 Climate Prediction Center . 鈥淓l Ni帽o conditions are likely to develop during August or September 2012.鈥� In June, NOAA predicted only a that El Ni帽o would return in the second half of the year. El Ni帽o creates unusually warm temperatures in the equatorial Pacific.
NOAA also updated today, suggesting we may have a 鈥渂usy second half鈥� of hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin. They expect 12 to 17 tropical storms by November, including five to eight hurricanes, of which two to three could strengthen into major hurricanes. Tropical Storm Ernesto is currently spinning in the Gulf of Mexico and headed to a flood-prone inland area in the of Mexico,
As StateImpact Texas , Texas needs just the right kind of storms, moist enough to drench , but not powerful enough to erode the coastline, which is currently receding at an average rate of .
