Texas and Oklahoma sit in the middle of a direct almanac contradiction this winter. The Old Farmer’s Almanac lists the Texas-Oklahoma region as warmer and drier than normal, while the Farmers’ Almanac puts the same part of the country in a wetter-than-normal, stormy pattern.
Neither almanac is an official forecast, and both were written months ahead of the season. Still, the split is one of the starkest of the 2026-2027 outlooks, and it shows up clearly when the regional wording is placed side by side.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac: Warm and Dry
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac regional table, the Texas-Oklahoma region is listed as above normal for temperature and below normal for precipitation, with near-normal snowfall. The coldest periods are early and late January and early February.
The Almanac’s winter overview describes the region as warmer and drier than usual. Snow chances are best in the north during early and late January and early February, the same windows listed as the coldest, which makes those weeks the ones to watch if winter weather does show up…