Weather experts are predicting another El Niño in 2026 , and whether it elevates to strong or “Super” levels is what Californians should be paying attention to. The late-summer through early-winter weather will be determined by what’s happening now in the middle of the Pacific Ocean near the equator … and that is warming water. Warming Pacific Ocean waters leads to El Ninos. (Getty Images) California Post Anomalies and extremes in sea surface temperature for April 2026. Data source: ERA5. Credit: C3S/ECMWF. C3S/ECMWF Huge storms could be coming to Los Angeles in the fall. (Getty Images) California Post “What that does is rising air, more evaporation, you’ve got more in the way of thunderstorms that develop,” FOX Weather meteorologist Craig Herrera explained. “Most 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.…