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)