“Chill, snow, repeat” that’s how the Farmers’ Almanac is summing up the 2025-2026 winter season outlook.
The press release is simply a sneak peek of what will be featured in more detail when the 2026 Farmer’s Almanac comes out in late August, early September.
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The almanac has the coldest air of the season from the Northern Plains to New England. This is also your best bet to see a white Christmas.
The Great Lakes are forecasted to have a good “old fashioned winter” with normal amounts of snow and cold.
Skiers on the east coast should be quite happy with several significant snowstorms in New England.
While winter doesn’t officially start until December 21, 2025, wintry effects could be felt in late fall and linger into March and April.
But how accurate is the Farmers’ Almanac? According to the Almanacs editors, they accurately forewarned of a very cold spell at the end of January 2024-2025.
Though predicting a cold snap in January isn’t groundbreaking.
A closely guarded secret is “who” does the forecast for the Almanac? Their only forecaster is referred to by a pseudonym “Caleb Weatherbee” and has about 30 years of experience. His formula is said to focus more on solar activity and the motion of the moon rather than traditional meteorological forecasting tools and techniques.
Stay tuned!