2025 Winter Forecast: How Snowy And Cold Will It Be In PA?

PENNSYLVANIA — Mild and dry conditions are expected in the Philadelphia area this winter while the Pittsburgh metro is set for a snowy, cold season, according to a new forecast from The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

The publication released its 2024-2025 outlook Aug. 28 and calls for the coming season to be "a calmer, gentler winter" for much of the United States.

Skiers, snowboarders and other winter outdoor enthusiasts will have plenty of opportunities to play if they head to the Pacific Northwest, as well as parts of the Midwest stretching through the Ohio River valley into the Mid-Atlantic states, according to the forecast.

“This winter, temperatures will be up and snowfall down throughout most of the United States,” said Carol Connare, the Old Almanac’s editor-in-chief. “While there will still be plenty of chilly temperatures and snow for most slopes, the high heating costs associated with the season shouldn’t hit so hard. We’re predicting a temperate, uneventful winter — potentially a welcome reprieve from the extremes of recent years.”

For the Old Farmer's Almanac forecast, the U.S. is split into 18 different regions.

Pennsylvania is divided into four regions, with Philadelphia in the Atlantic Corridor Region and Pittsburgh in the Ohio Valley region, which is expected to have above-normal snowfall and colder temperatures than average.

In the Atlantic Corridor Region, temperatures are predicted to be average to slightly warmer than average this winter, except for in February — when forecasters say to expect colder weather than normal.

"The region will also experience shots of cold in mid-December, early and late January, and late February," the publication added.

Snowfall will be slightly below normal in the southern part of the Atlantic Corridor Region, with the most wintry precipitation expected in late December and late February.

The Old Almanac calls for several snowy periods in the Ohio Valley Region: In late December, from late January into early February, in late February, and in mid-March.

"The coldest blasts of winter will come in late January through early February and in late February," forecasters said, adding that the month of February will be 4 degrees below average.

As a note, the Old Farmer's Almanac is a separate publication from the Farmer's Almanac, and the two have slightly different predictions and methods. Click here to read the Farmer's Almanac outlook for Pennsylvania, which called for a stormy winter.

Patch's Emily Rosca contributed to this report.