INAMHI declares red alert, details Ecuador's rain pattern
Ecuador declared a red alert. INAMHI forecasts more rain on the coast and Amazon, less across the Sierra, from Carchi to Loja.
Read the NewsImportant updates from South America
Every El Niño season, we hear the same questions from partners abroad, wanting to understand what a changing climate really means for our destinations, and for their clients' experience there.
This page brings together what each country's own meteorological agencies and press are reporting right now, so you have the facts straight when you talk to your passengers. Filter by destination below to see what's happening today.
Ecuador declared a red alert. INAMHI forecasts more rain on the coast and Amazon, less across the Sierra, from Carchi to Loja.
Read the NewsSMN confirmed El Niño near 100% likely through November, forecasting above-average rain in the Litoral, Cuyo, La Pampa, Buenos Aires and northeast Patagonia, with cooler temperatures further south.
Read the NewsThe joint bulletin found over 90% odds of a very strong El Niño, forecasting below-average rain across Amapá, Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, Acre and northern Mato Grosso, with a delayed rainy season in the Pantanal.
Read the ReportThe Foundation reported El Niño 2026 threatens Galápagos species by reducing food and disrupting reproduction in marine wildlife.
Read the ReportPeru declared a 60-day state of emergency in districts across 23 regions, including Lima and Ica, over El Niño flood risk. Cusco isn't among them, though transport access stays weather-sensitive.
Read the NewsSENAMHI's Drought Monitor showed 17 municipalities across Oruro, La Paz, Potosí and Chuquisaca already under severe-to-extreme drought emergency, with Oruro the hardest hit.
Read the NewsExperts warn that a strengthening El Niño is already impacting northern Argentina, with rising river levels reported at Iguazú Falls and along the Uruguay River.
Read the NewsSenamhi expects El Niño to intensify into a Súper Niño by year-end, bringing drought to the altiplano and heavier rain to the eastern lowlands and Chiquitania.
Read the NewsAs El Niño intensifies toward its expected November peak, Chile's Meteorological Directorate projects above-average rainfall across central and south-central Chile during late winter and early spring, following heavy storms recorded earlier in the season.
Read the NewsWMO confirmed El Niño was established, forecasting near 100% odds it persists through February 2027, very strong.
Read the ReportENFEN forecasts El Niño reaching extraordinary magnitude from September 2026 to January 2027, with record air temperatures and above-normal rain likely on Peru's north coast.
Read the ReportWMO reported a fast move toward a strong El Niño for July-September 2026, with strong model agreement.
Read the ReportENFEN reported a weak coastal El Niño, possibly moderate by August, likely continuing through February 2027.
Read the NewsDMC forecast rain from normal to above normal from southern Atacama through northern Los Lagos and part of Aysén, dry conditions holding in the north.
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