Category — Weather

No matter where you live, you’ve probably seen some wild, wacky weather this fall! Here in Maine, where I live, snow has already begun to fall in the mountains. While New England has a reputation for long, snowy winters, snow in October isn’t typical. According to local news reports, we only see snow before Halloween [...]

As the Fall weather hits, how far behind is winter? We are seeing snow in Colorado to Montana and temperatures as cold as 18 degrees in Idaho and not much warmer in Northern Texas.  One of the great predictors of the upcoming winter is the persimmon seed. In a supermarket near you, you should find [...]

As many visitors to our site already know, the Persimmon Seed is often cited as a means by which we can predict the upcoming winter weather. Melissa Bunker, Farmers’ Almanac’s “Johnsonville, NC Correspondent,” checked in with this photo of what appears to be a collection of knives and spoons (knife-shaped = “cold and icy”, spoon [...]

Farmers’ Almanac Editor Peter Geiger recently appeared on NECN to discuss the Almanac’s 2010 winter weather outlook and more.

With the release of the 2010 Farmers’ Almanac and our official “Ice Cold Sandwich” outlook for the winter ahead, a few people have asked us what we think about an El Nino forming and throwing a curve ball into our forecasts.
Here is an official statement from Farmers’ Almanac’s weather prognosticator, Caleb Weatherbee:
“The fact that we [...]

Whenever you create a list of best and worst (of anything), there are always people who disagree. Although our list was published about 10 years ago, there has been a flurry of comments pro and con. Here is one that I have heard many times before.
 
“Yuma? Vegas? Phoenix? Well I guess if you like scorching heat for [...]

The term “dog days of summer” is intended to mean it is hot and humid. There is an astronomical basis for the saying. Dog days run from July 3 through August 11th when the sun occupies the same region of the sky as Sirius, the Dog Star. In ancient times people thought that the star’s position [...]