101926 ~ El Nino Looms Large Over U.S. - Jon Gottschalck

October 19, 2026 ~ Lucy Ann Lance is joined by Jon Gottschalck, Chief of the Operational Prediction Branch at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC). The El Nino forming on the West Coast will directly affect us here in Michigan and throughout the greater United States. So what is an El Nino and how will it impact the approaching Winter?