Meteorologists are predicting a high likelihood of La Niña conditions developing in the coming months, with a 71% chance of it emerging between September and November and persisting through January-March 2025. La Niña typically brings cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific, leading to wetter conditions in Australia and the Pacific Northwest of the US, while causing drier conditions in the southern US. Despite its cooling effects, experts warn that La Niña will not significantly offset the long-term trend of rising global temperatures due to climate change. This would mark the fourth La Niña event in five years, an unusual frequency. The phenomenon is expected to be weak to moderate in strength, with varying impacts on global weather patterns.