This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale interviews quite possibly the smartest person you will ever see on the Montana Outdoor Podcast! Dr Johnna Infanti is one of the top weather scientists around. When you watch the Podcast, you will learn that one of her many specialties is researching the climate patterns known as El Niño and La Niña. Those two opposing climate patterns can affect Montana’s weather in major ways. Sometimes with good results and others, well, not so good. One of those has been affecting Montana recently in a rather strange way. Most everyone has noticed it, especially if you are an angler that has been wanting to get out on the ice but unfortunately has not found much to get on as well as those who have been wanting to play in the snow in the valleys. For most places in Montana there hasn’t been enough to make even a skinny snowman. So, what is in store for Montana for the rest of the winter? More of the same or is it true that big changes could be on the way? Dr Infanti is the perfect person to ask because she just got done writing America’s latest Weather Outlook and on the podcast, she explains how it all will affect Montana. We can’t wait for you to find out!
Links:
Dr Infanti gave out a ton of amazing information and she was kind enough to get us some links to get even more info. For example, you click below to go to the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA.
https://cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
Click below to get the Monthly Weather Outlook. The next update will be on 1/31/26!
https://cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/lead14/
If you would like to take a look at the Monthly Outlook interactive map to see what it looks like for specific areas you are interested in click below.
https://cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/lead14/interactive/index.php
Click here for the direct link to seasonal outlooks.
https://cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/
For interactive seasonal outlooks click below.
https://cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/interactive/index.php
Click below for all seasonal outlooks.
https://cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/
To go to the Climate Prediction Center’s El Niño and La Niña page click below.
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/MJO/enso.shtml
Click below to see the El Niño and La Niña forecast they talked about on the Podcast, it’s on slide 23.
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf
For the Climate Prediction Center’s Hazards Outlook page click below.
That’s where you go to see where the snow, much below normal temps, and other wild weather is at!
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php
Questions for Dr Johnna Infanti? Just use the email below to ask Rigger and he will track her down and get you the answers!
Downrigger@MontanaOutdoor.com
More notes and links below.
