World Meteorological Organization warns of El Nino conditions in mid-2026

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday that an El Nino phenomenon is predicted to start from mid-2026, a major climate event that will reshape global temperature and rainfall patterns.The latest monthly Global Seasonal Climate Update from the WMO signals a clear shift in the Equatorial Pacific: sea-surface temperatures are rising rapidly, pointing to a likely return of El Nino conditions as early as May–July 2026.

Forecasts indicate there is a “nearly global dominance of above-normal land surface temperatures” in the upcoming three-month period, and regional variations in rainfall patterns.The event drives widespread shifts in temperature and rainfall patterns across different regions, and usually exerts a broad warming effect on the global climate.