La Nina is on the way as El Nino conditions fade in the equatorial Pacific. Nutrien Ag Solutions meteorologist Eric Snodgrass expects the impact of La Nina to slowly work its way north. “I think it’s going to happen at a relatively quick pace but the impact could be not felt probably until late summer so there’s pretty good indication of decent spring moisture returning to the area. The weather forecast models suggest that drought starts in Mexico, creeps into Texas and the four corner states, and then late in the summer spreads up into the Northern Plains.” Snodgrass says ridge-riding storms should keep ample moisture in the Northern Plains through the summer.
