SOUTHLAND – (INT) – Southern Californians have reason to be skeptical after the much-hyped El Nino failed to bring its rains to this region last winter. Now, long-range forecasters are predicting La Nina’s dry weather influence is coming.

Sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific are declining, a sure sign that El Nino is history. That could signal its impending counterpart.

The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) says there’s a 75 percent chance of La Nina conditions in the Northern Hemisphere this coming fall and winter.

That’s not encouraging for California where the drought is now in its fifth year.

Story Date: May 25, 2016