New & Old Farmers Almanacs Agree (Mostly) On Hudson Valley Winter

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — It may be hard to get your head around winter, given that we've just come out of the hottest week of the summer, but the Old Farmers Almanac has issued its long-range winter forecast —and like its rival the Farmers Almanac, it is calling for lots of snow.

"This winter’s forecast is sure to excite snow bunnies and sweater lovers alike," the writers said. "Get prepared for oodles of fluffy white throughout the season! Keep a shovel at the ready early, especially in the Northeast and Midwest, where snow will arrive beginning in November with storms, showers, and flurries continuing through the start of spring."

However, the Old Farmers Almanac prognosticators said, "The snowiest periods will occur at the end of December, late January, and mid-February. We don’t expect a white Christmas."

It's a prediction similar to the Farmers’ Almanac, which in its 2023-24 winter forecast predicted lots of rain, sleet and snow along the I-95 corridor, singling out the second week of January (stormy, snowy, and wet for the Eastern states) and the second week of February (an East Coast storm affecting the Northeast and New England states bringing snowfall, cold rain and then frigid temperatures).

The Old Farmers Almanac predicts winter temperatures will be above normal overall. Specifically, December will be slightly above average temps; temperatures for January and February will be below average. The coldest spell will run from late January into mid-February, they said.

However, the Farmers Almanac predicted "the BRRR" would be back.

Both almanacs pointed to the El Niño climate cycle's affect on the 2023-24 winter.