The Farmer’s Almanac’s 2018–19 Winter Weather Forecast
So just what will winter bring? Depends on who you ask …
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 02: A pedestrian walks in the morning snow during an early spring storm on April 2, 2018 in New York City. New York City and much of New England has experienced a winter season with significant snow fall and a large number of storms that disrupted life for residents throughout the region. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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So just what will winter bring? Depends on who you ask as both NOAA and Old Farmer's Almanac are forecasting a bleak winter of warmer temperatures and less precipitation.
But the Farmer's Almanac has a different outlook, "teeth-chattering cold ahead," based on a "mathematical and astronomical formula" that dates back to the 1800's. They say this winter will be colder than average from the Continental Divide east through the Appalachians, with near-normal winter weather west of the Rockies, the mid-Atlantic States, and the Southeast.
Those in the Great Lakes, and the Midwest through New England will see colder than average temperatures combined with above average precipitation making for a very snowy winter. An exceptionally snowy winter is also expected for those across the Pacific Northwest and the mid-Atlantic States, so who's prediction do you follow and why?
