Wet witch La Niña has tormented Australia for the third time in a row, refusing to free us from her curse. However, the legends over at BOM (Babes of Meteorology) have predicted when she will finally wither and leave us dry. And by dry I just mean less wet.
You see, La Niña isn’t the only weather system currently sploogeing all over us. While she rides us from the Pacific, we also have a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) destroying us from the other end. Plus a Southern Annular Mode (SAM) and approaching Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) are also trying to get in on the action. Hence why we’re such a slobbery mess.
The good news is BOM reckons this La Niña will be “a short-lived event”. Just a quicky. Even her stamina has limits.
So, when will La Niña end?
The weather wizards said she will likely tire of squirting in spring, and the rains should slowly move on from then onwards. Another scientist has given an even more specific timeframe.
“In general, La Nina or, and also El Nino, tends to peak in summer itself and then starts to decay in autumn,” Dr Agus Santoso