About 50 percent chance of El Niño in autumn, says Japan weather bureau

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Tuesday there is a 50 percent chance that El Niño could break out in the autumn.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) also said there is a 70 percent chance of normal weather patterns without La Niña or El Niño in the Northern Hemisphere summer months.

(Reporting by Yuka Obayashi, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)