Old Farmer’s Almanac Releases June 2026 Long-Range Weather Outlook

The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its long-range outlook for June 2026. The publication predicts recurring thunderstorm periods across several regions and hotter-than-average conditions for many parts of the United States. The forecast divides the country into zones and indicates whether temperatures and precipitation are expected to trend above or below historical averages.

As a long-range outlook, it describes broad patterns rather than specific daily conditions.

The Northeast is forecast to begin the month with cooler, stormy stretches and scattered thunderstorms, followed by a hotter period and then warm sunshine before late-month rain returns. The month is projected to end at 68 degrees Fahrenheit, two degrees above average.

Early June in the Appalachians is described as hot with storms more common in the north and sunnier weather in the south, followed by a late-month rainy period that includes a tropical depression threat in the north and cooler conditions before ending warmer and sunnier.

Florida is expected to begin with thunderstorms, some heavy in the north, shift into a hot, sunnier period, then return to scattered storms with a brief tropical storm threat late in the month before ending hotter and sunnier.

The Deep South outlook includes thunderstorms in the east and a tropical storm threat to the west early in the month, then turns hotter with sun and storms continuing through the end of the month.

Texas-Oklahoma is expected to begin sunny and hot, flip to heavy thunderstorms and a cool-down, rebound to hot sunshine, then keep scattered storms around late month while staying warm.

Alaska is projected to begin with showers, then a very warm spell, turn cooler with mixed showers, shift to rainy periods mid-to-late month, and end cool with showers. Hawaii is expected to keep recurring showers, with periods of scattered showers and warmer conditions in the east and central areas compared with milder conditions in the west, ending the month with more showers.