SAN ANTONIO — La Niña conditions are officially present for this holiday season, climatologists say, as stronger-than-usual winds push warm Pacific Ocean water along the equator westward.

What does that mean for Texas this holiday season? Well, in keeping with what we've experienced so far this October, it means drier and warmer conditions than usual through early 2026. Given that the region's severe drought has expanded into more South-Central Texas counties in the last month, that isn't a good sign.

The drier, warmer conditions aren't just impacting Texas this holiday season, but much of the country's southernmost regions and states, including Southern California, New Mexico, Louisiana and Georgia. Meanwhile, states like Oregon, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania will

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