It is the yearly way too early winter weather forecast for Upstate New York! Forecasters Say Super El Niño Could Spur Significant SnowAccording to Men's Journal, a Super El Niño is developing over the Pacific Ocean. It does not, as we have seen El Niño winters with little snow, and some with a lot of snow. According to the Times Union, our most recent El Niño winters brought well-below-average snowfall, with 16.9 inches in 2015-16 and 31.8 inches in 2023-24. In a nutshell, El Niño will bring the precipitation.