# Ghana Faces Very Strong El Niño Threat as GMet Warns of Extreme Heat, Drought and Possible Flooding

> Ghana's Meteorological Department warned in an October 30 advisory that a very strong El Niño is 96% likely to peak between November 2026 and January 2027. It projects hotter, drier conditions and below-normal rainfall through the dry season into March 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T09:13:19.389Z
- Category: weather · region West Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79548-ghana-faces-very-strong-el-nino-threat-as-gmet-warns-of-extreme-heat-drought
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drought risk in West Africa can cut local maize and food crop output and raise regional grain import demand, a minor support for global feed grain prices at the margin.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-11-04 | [As demand for oat milk increases, oat supplies wanes due to drought, demand \| Dairy Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44115-as-demand-for-oat-milk-increases-oat-supplies-wanes-due-to-drought-demand-dairy.md) | +3.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-10-20 | [Wheat’s Drought Battle and Surging Demand: Why Prices Are Flying - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50682-wheat-s-drought-battle-and-surging-demand-why-prices-are-flying-bloomberg.md) | +5.4% | +11.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-01 | [When Drought Threatens Crops: NASA’s Role in Famine Warnings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57999-when-drought-threatens-crops-nasa-s-role-in-famine-warnings.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-07-04 | [Rain Eases Drought in Parts of Midwest, But Heat Adds Stress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13076-rain-eases-drought-in-parts-of-midwest-but-heat-adds-stress.md) | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2025-09-08 | [The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Drought Outlook in the United States \| September 8, 2025 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22788-the-el-nino-southern-oscillation-and-drought-outlook-in-the-united-states.md) | -0.1% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- kpdnewsonline.com: https://kpdnewsonline.com/ghana-faces-very-strong-el-nino-threat-as-gmet-warns-of-extreme-heat-drought-and-possible-flooding/

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