{"id":785412,"date":"2026-05-10T00:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T00:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/785412\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T00:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T00:39:28","slug":"el-nino-explained-and-what-it-means-for-californians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/785412\/","title":{"rendered":"El Nino explained, and what it means for Californians"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weather experts are predicting another El Ni\u00f1o in 2026<\/a>, and whether it elevates to strong or \u201cSuper\u201d levels is what Californians should be paying attention to.<\/p>\n

The late-summer through early-winter weather will be determined by what\u2019s happening now in the middle of the Pacific Ocean near the equator \u2026 and that is warming water.<\/p>\n

Warming Pacific Ocean waters leads to El Ninos. (Getty Images) California Post<\/p>\n

Anomalies and extremes in sea surface temperature for April 2026. Data source: ERA5. Credit: C3S\/ECMWF. C3S\/ECMWF<\/p>\n

Huge storms could be coming to Los Angeles in the fall. (Getty Images) California Post<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat that does is rising air, more evaporation, you\u2019ve got more in the way of thunderstorms that develop,\u201d FOX Weather meteorologist Craig Herrera explained. \u201cMost people in Southern California will remember Hilary. By the time it got to California, all of that moisture was getting banked up against the San Jacinto Mountains, drenched the deserts, and the effects were just catastrophic with the flooding. That\u2019s when we had a strong El Nino.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next level higher is known as a \u201cSuper El Ni\u00f1o,\u201d and there have been indications that could be coming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

FOX Weather meteorologist Craig Herrera explains how warmer temperatures in the Pacific Ocean in March could mean a potential \u201cSuper El Nino\u201d for later in 2026. California Post<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recent numbers show that the waters are warming up even faster, which is why we\u2019re more concerned,\u201d Herrera said.<\/p>\n

For Californians, that could mean intense rain, but past El Ni\u00f1os have been inconsistent with how much.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hit or miss,\u201d Herrera said \u201cYou\u2019re gonna hear a lot of talk about, \u2018El Nino\u2019s gonna bring us out of our deficits, and it\u2019s gonna save us.\u2019 Hopefully it will, but I wouldn\u2019t bank on it, and I would wait \u2018till later on in the season and into the winter months.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a more-detailed explanation of El Ni\u00f1o and how it could impact Californians, watch the video above.<\/p>\n

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