Citing a "large amount of heat in the subsurface ocean and the expected weakening of the low-level trade winds," NOAA and the NWS Climate Prediction Center estimated a 1 in 3 chance of a "strong" El Niño from October to December.

If you're someone who wants spring to actually feel like a warm season again, then you're in luck, because meteorologists expect a surge in temperatures starting on Friday, April 10, and heading into the weekend.

A long-duration heat wave is taking shape over the western half of the U.S. and forecast to stick around in the days ahead.