09/09/2026
What does the modifier "Super" really tell us about the developing El Niño, and more importantly, what does it not?
DTN General Manager of Weather & Climate Intelligence Renny Vandewege addresses the prevailing hype in public discourse and cautions against businesses making blanket assumptions about its strength or predictability based on the term itself—or even historical analogs.
This year's El Niño will certainly be an important influence on the winter months ahead, but how the season unfolds depends on a variety of factors.
Renny breaks down the conversations happening in our meteorology room today and what factors we're tracking in the weeks and months to come:
Spend enough time around a meteorology team and you’ll hear a different weather conversation than the one that usually makes the headlines. There has been plenty of discussion about the developing El Niño and just how strong it could become.