{"id":435575,"date":"2026-09-14T13:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/435575\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:28:20","slug":"the-farmers-almanac-just-revealed-its-official-winter-forecast-for-houston-projecting-a-massive-influx-of-heavy-coastal-downpours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/435575\/","title":{"rendered":"The Farmers&#8217; Almanac just revealed its official winter forecast for Houston, projecting a massive influx of heavy coastal downpours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FotoJet-2026-09-14T102144.465-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Image shows light snowy precipitation at Houston's Buffalo Bayou Park.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s mid-September, but Houston\u2019s weather is as volatile as ever. Between looming tropical storms, sudden street flooding, and extreme heat, there\u2019s a new challenge every week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the risk of getting over our skis \u2013\u00a0as we haven\u2019t yet reached fall \u2013\u00a0we\u2019re setting our sites on what winter has in store for Houston. The Farmer\u2019s Almanac has released its weather predictions, projecting frequent storms and cold surges. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the exact formula remains a closely guarded secret, local Houston networks report that the Farmers\u2019 Almanac bases its regional forecasts on sunspot cycles, lunar phases, tidal pull, and historical weather patterns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this August, the publication released its <a href=\"https:\/\/secrethouston.com\/fall-forecast-houston-2026-almanac\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secrethouston.com\/fall-forecast-houston-2026-almanac\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">fall projections<\/a>, predicting a warm, wet autumn for Southern Texas and the Gulf Coast. Later in November, Houstonians ought to expect storm systems with above-average precipitation. <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screen-Shot-2026-09-14-at-10.23.42.png\" alt=\"Graphic shows the Farmers' Almanac' 2026-2027 winter predictions mapped out over the United States. \" class=\"wp-image-37744\"  \/>Farmers\u2019 Almanac<\/p>\n<p>Farmers\u2019 Almanac Houston weather predictions 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, what does the publication forecast for the Houston area? <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Driven by El Ni\u00f1o, the Farmers\u2019 Almanac suggests that Houston and the Gulf Coast will see a wetter-than-normal winter. While temperatures may be slightly cooler than normal, it warns residents to brace for an active southern storm track bringing heavy coastal downpours, muddy conditions, and an elevated flood risk. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEl Ni\u00f1o is expected to remain an important influence through the heart of the season, favoring wetter-than-normal conditions across much of the southern United States,\u201d the Farmers\u2019 Almanac writes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn active storm track may extend from Southern California and the Desert Southwest through Texas, the Gulf Coast, and the Southeast\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case you got your calendar handy, the first official day of winter is Monday, December 21, 2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s mid-September, but Houston\u2019s weather is as volatile as ever. Between looming tropical storms, sudden street flooding, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435576,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57,12396],"class_list":["post-435575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}