Forecasts for Oktoberfest 2026 weather are still up in the air. Possibilities span a sunny autumn stretch to a sudden snowfall similar to 2002, Merkur reports. The Munich celebration could see either warm autumn conditions or early winter weather. A rerun of 2002 would bring snowfall to the festival site.

Separately, Irish households are being told to perform a key house inspection ahead of an unprecedented El Nino arrives. Irish Mirror carried the alert. The El Nino is called unprecedented. No additional weather details were provided.