Thanksgiving Forecast: Old Farmer's Almanac Releases 'Wild' CA Weather Prediction

The Old Farmer's Almanac has released its Thanksgiving forecast, which will bring "a patchwork of weather" across the country.

Here in California, the long-range forecast suggests a wet holiday with pockets of "wild weather," The Old Farmer's Almanac reported.

Thanksgiving falls on Nov. 27 this year. One of the biggest questions travelers usually have is: will it snow?

In California, it doesn't seem likely. Snow will be "limited to a few northern spots—northern New England, the Upper Midwest, the higher elevations in the Intermountain West, and Alaska—where flurries could affect travel," the Old Farmer's Almanac said.

For California, the Thanksgiving forecast calls for "the wettest conditions, with heavier rainfall in the southern Pacific Northwest and steady showers across California and Nevada."

That's a continuation of an overall fall forecast that calls for weather that's cooler and drier than normal overall. The Old Farmer's Almanac predicted an average October temperature of 67 degrees.

For November and December, the almanac also predicts below-average precipitation, with seasonable temperatures for November and below-average temperatures for December.

As for winter, The Old Farmer's Almanac has also suggested that winter 2025-26 will be mostly mild across much of the country, but some pockets could see bitterly cold temperatures and lots of snow.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which has been making weather predictions for more than 200 years, claims an 80 percent accuracy rating. Last year, the overall accuracy rating was nearly 90 percent.

However, the overall accuracy rating for the winter of 2023-2024 was only 64 percent, which the publication attributed to “how abnormal recent weather patterns have been.”

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