INDIANA – The Farmers’ Almanac has released its 2024-2025 winter outlook for the United States.
“Brace yourself for a wet winter whirlwind. Farmers’ Almanac winter weather forecast calls for a season of rapid-fire storms that will bring rain and snow, with little downtime in between.”
The Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Midwest region (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin) can expect periods of wet snow and rain to begin in early November, with “frigidly cold” temperatures through Nov. 11. Rain and wet snow continues to Thanksgiving, with a drier forecast toward the end of the year.
January looks like when the Big Freeze may hit with “very, very cold” conditions expected
The almanac states: “We are “red-flagging” the final week of January over most of the eastern half of the country because of a very active storm track that we expect will deliver frequent bouts of heavy precipitation, as well as strong and gusty winds. The almanac especially highlights the time frames from January 20 to 23 and 24 to 27, which could mean copious amounts of snow, rain, sleet, and ice.”
In mid-March, a “rapidly moving storm” is expected to bring two to five inches of wet snow to Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and the lower peninsula of Michigan and a wintry mix to Kentucky.
The first of April is also predicted to bring cold rain, sleet, and wet snow to Kentucky, southern Indiana, and southern Ohio.
For over 200 years, the Farmers’ Almanac has been predicting long-range weather forecasts. These forecasts are created using a tried-and-true formula that adapts to the mysteries of nature and the ever-changing world in which we live. The basis of its prediction method was developed by the founding editor according to correlations between celestial events and various meteorological conditions.
This formula uses some of the original rules set forth back in 1818 but also accounts for fluctuations in the environment on Earth, as well as sunspots, the motion of the Moon, and other proprietary factors. Yes, nature throws us a curveball from time to time, but it doesn’t stop us from going out on a limb to not only predict what the weather may bring up to a year in advance
