January was a return to winters of yore. It was cold, there was snow all the way down to Florida and nobody was happy with any of it. Winter is back, baby! On top of that return to normal, we had a return to normal in our forecast champions: The Weather Channel was the top forecaster to start 2026.
| Outlet | Forecast Wins (year) |
| The Weather Channel | 1.5 |
| Accuweather | 1 |
| National Weather Service | 0.5 |
| Clime | |
| Victoria-Weather | |
| Weatherbug | |
| WeatherNation |
