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Farmers' Almanac's Fishing Calendar is based on the phase of the Moon, the zodiac sign the moon is in, and experience. See when the best days are to cast your line!
Farmers Almanac Top Stories
Cooking Vegetables: When Should You Boil The Water?
When cooking vegetables, ever wonder if you should boil the water before or after you add the vegetables to the pot? Here’s our most popular tip!
Learn whether to boil water before or after... »
When Is Labor Day 2018 And What’s The Weekend Forecast?
Labor Day already? It’s hard to believe! Will your holiday weekend weather be wet or wonderful? See what we’re predicting for the U.S. and Canada!
Read the Labor Day forecast »
How to Identify Common Wild Berries
Timely tips on how and what to look for when picking wild berries, and spotting their look-alikes.
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Need a Holiday? August Has More of Them Than You Think!
Just because there are no major holidays in August doesn’t mean there is nothing to celebrate. Read on!
Learn more about August holidays »
20 Signs of a Hard Winter
Before there were weather apps for your smartphone, people looked to the signs from nature to prepare for what’s to come. What are you seeing in your back yard?
See the list of signs »Weather History for the United States
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Gardening by the Moon
Plant seedbeds. Plant peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers, and other aboveground crops in southern Florida, California, and Texas. Extra good for leafy vegetables.
Current Moon Phase
Long Range Weather Forecast
August 16th - August 19th
- Northeast & New England
A spell of fair weather.
- Great Lakes, Ohio Valley & Midwest
Hot, dry, then showers develop.
- Southeast U.S.
Fair skies.
- North Central U.S.
Hot weather Northern Plains, then wet weather.
- South Central U.S.
Hot winds.
- Northwest U.S.
Wet weather developing for Washington, Oregon, points east.
- Southwest U.S.
Windy, hot, dry.
- Newfoundland, Labrador
More fair weather.
- Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec
Fair skies for the Gold Cup Parade in Charlottetown.
- Ontario
Hot and dry, then turning wet.
- Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Hot weather over Prairies, then wet weather spreads east.
- British Columbia
Wet weather developing.
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.
