The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s 2026 winter forecast predicts a mostly mild winter.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s current winter forecast for 2026–2027 characterizes temperatures as mostly mild, with a colder period expected from central New England through the Appalachians and Ohio Valley, as well as in Hawaii. That directly supports the claim within the ordinary meaning of “mostly mild.” The wording can cause confusion because the similarly named Farmers’ Almanac issued a separate 2026–2027 forecast emphasizing sharper contrasts, including bursts of cold and snow, an active southern storm track, and wintry precipitation in the Northeast. Newsweek and USA Today both distinguish that publication from The Old Farmer’s Almanac.usatoday.comusatoday.comWinter 2026-27 weather forecast by region from the Farmers' Almanacalmanac.comalmanac.comWinter Forecast 2026–2027: Cold and Snowy?+2 more

Some search results refer instead to The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s earlier 2025–2026 forecast, which also used “mostly mild” language but included regional exceptions. Other coverage of that earlier forecast described colder-than-normal conditions in parts of the Appalachians, Southeast, Florida, and Ohio Valley. Those results concern the prior winter, not the 2026–2027 forecast, but they reinforce that “mostly mild” is a broad seasonal description rather than a prediction of mild conditions everywhere.almanac.comalmanac.comThe Old Farmer’s Almanac 2025–2026 Winter Weather Forecast: Mostly Mild—with...newsweek.comnewsweek.com2026 US weather forecast, according to Old Farmer's Almanac+2 more

The claim is therefore supported, provided “2026 winter” refers to the 2026–2027 winter season and to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. It should not be treated as a forecast that every location will remain mild, or as a description of the separate Farmers’ Almanac’s outlook.realsimple.comrealsimple.comThe Farmers’ Almanac Predicts a Stormier Winter—Here’s What That Could Mean for...