The Old Farmer’s Almanac Fall 2026 forecast points to a cooler, drier season for South Jersey. The outlook calls for September and October temperatures about a degree Fahrenheit below normal, with roughly 1 inch less rainfall than usual.
Tuesday, Sept. 22 is the first day of fall, and the forecast gives readers a clear guide for the season ahead. Risha Inaganti of Courier-Post wrote about the forecast and included her email address for story tips.
South Jersey in September and October
South Jersey is part of a broader fall picture that the almanac describes as uneven across America. Coastal parts of the country are expected to feel cooler temperatures, while States in the middle of the country may see warmer temperatures.
For South Jersey, the practical takeaway is narrow but useful: plan around a season that trends slightly cooler and a little less wet than normal. That puts the focus on September and October, when outdoor schedules and seasonal routines usually start to change.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast
The Old Farmer’s Almanac was first created in 1792 and says it uses solar patterns and historical weather conditions to make its seasonal predictions. It also claims an 80% accuracy rate for those forecasts, a number readers may weigh against the specific local outlook for South Jersey.
This year’s call is different from last year’s fall forecast, which pointed to a warm and dry season. Here, the forecast still leans dry, but it shifts cooler instead of warmer, leaving summer heat waves, storms, high temperatures, and persistent rain as the backdrop readers are trying to move past.
That makes the forecast less of a broad weather slogan and more of a planning cue for fall 2026. If the pattern holds, South Jersey enters the season with slightly cooler air, less rain, and a narrower margin for weather disruptions than the summer pattern suggests.
