The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2026 has released a hotter-than-normal summer weather forecast for much of the US in its predictions with the most widespread heat expected in July and August.
Here’s where it will be cool, rainy or dry this year.
North America is forecast to get above-average temperatures closer to typical early-season conditions and then build as the season progresses, with hotter than normal periods of extended heat for much of the summer, especially during the peak summer months.
While drier-than-average conditions are expected across many regions including the East, High Plains and interior West, it will be rainier than normal across the Heartland, along the coast and portions of the Pacific Northwest.
Tropical storms are expected in late June and mid-to-late August along the Atlantic Corridor, Southeast and Gulf Coast and a tropical depression along the Appalachians is expected in late June.
2026 Old Farmer’s Almanac summer weather predictions
The Appalachian region that includes most of Pennsylvania is predicted to get a cooler pattern of air in the northern parts of the state with lower than average temperatures, while the southern border line and the Pittsburgh, Erie and Philadelphia metro areas are forecast to get hotter than usual summer heat.
The Keystone state is expected to get less than normal precipitation across most of the state with the exception for rainier than average conditions across the very northwestern edge of the state, around Erie.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac is also calling for a tropical depression to impact the Appalachians in late June.
The Atlantic Corridor, which stretches from Boston down to Virginia to include New York City, Philadelphia, and the DC area, is predicted to see hotter temperatures and less rain.
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Maria Francis is a Pennsylvania-based journalist covering trending and breaking topics across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions for USA Today Network. Reach her at mfrancis@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: New Yorkers, here’s Old Farmer’s Almanac summer weather forecast
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