On June 28–29, 2026, a violent rainstorm triggered flash floods across Greater Accra and parts of southern Ghana. Ghana’s El Niño track recordGhana’s rainfall is not immune to these Pacific-driven shifts, and the country’s climate record carries the scars of its three most significant El Niño events. Similarly, in 1997/98, there was another El Niño event, one of the strongest on record globally. What to expect this seasonRegional guidance issued in mid-2026 points to a similar, though not identical, pattern for the 2026/2027 El Niño event. El Niño shifts the odds toward drier conditions in these windows; it does not guarantee a specific outcome everywhere.