El Niño Is Coming: What a Wet Winter Means for Your Phoenix Landscape
In its July 2026 update, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center made it official: a strong El Niño is developing in the Pacific, and it is expected to peak just as the Valley heads into winter. Forecasters give the event an 81% chance of reaching “very strong” intensity between October and December 2026, and a 97% chance…
