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Original editorial illustration of patchy dry and green Australian farmland, a flowing creek, a weather station and a distant rain shaft
Illustration: Curiosity Desk original illustration created with image-generation tools; the landscape and weather station are fictional and show mixed conditions rather than a forecast for one location

Australian Curiosity · Weather and climate

El Niño is underway in Australia. What the 2026 forecast actually says

The Pacific has entered El Niño, but that does not make every Australian town dry. Here is what the current rainfall and temperature outlook means.

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