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Gardening by the Moon
Neither plant nor sow on these barren days.
Current Moon Phase
Long Range Weather Forecast
August 16th - August 19th
- Northeast & New England
Rain—possibly heavy at times—moves in from the west.
- Great Lakes, Ohio Valley & Midwest
Rains briefly end, then return by the 19th.
- Southeast U.S.
Frequent rain, showers.
- North Central U.S.
Thunderstorms are widely scattered.
- South Central U.S.
Widely scattered showers, thunderstorms.
- Northwest U.S.
Fair weather continues.
- Southwest U.S.
Fair skies.
- Newfoundland, Labrador
Increasingly cloudy skies.
- Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec
Rain (possibly heavy) moves in from the west.
- Ontario
Rains briefly end, but return by the 19th.
- Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Thunderstorms are widely scattered.
- British Columbia
Fair weather continues.
If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1919, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.
