Reposted by Dainty Havok
"...the ECMWF ensemble is currently suggesting that water temperatures along essentially the entire California coast will average around 8-10°F above average this winter! These are, again, pretty astonishing numbers, and would blow records from 1982-83, 1997-98, and 2015-16 right out of the water."
weatherwest.com
El Niño, already near/at record intensity, will further strengthen to historic level and likely bring major California & SW U.S. winter impacts - Weather West
October 12, 2026 - Daniel Swain - A quick recap of the forecast vs real-world evolution of El Niño 2026 thus far An El Niño event officially developed in the tropical Pacific Ocean earlier this summer...