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We know, we know. It's August and it's hot and humid and it seems like it will never be cold again. But:
And you better start preparing because according to the Long Range Weather Forecast released by The Old Farmer's Almanac, this one is going to be a real doozy.
Every region of the U.S. will be hit with a different type of terrible. The Northeast and Midwest can expect "colder than normal" temperatures and precipitation is supposed to be "above normal." If you're in the Pacific Northwest, you can expect a lot of rain and chilly weather. And in the Intermountain and Appalachian regions, where ski enthusiasts would actually like cold temperatures and lots of snow, it's set to largely be warmer and less snowy than usual. Great.
The only upside is that the South is supposed to experience a very mild winter, so it might be time to get that Florida timeshare you've been thinking about purchasing. Or go the other way and get a cozy cabin up in Vermont where you can watch the snow fall while curled up by the fireplace.
There are also a lot of scientists who poo-poo the almanac, which is based on a secret formula that founder Robert B. Thomas designed using solar cycles, climatology, and meteorology, so you're free to take this information with a grain of salt. But given that it claims to have an 80 percent accuracy rate and that its predictions about last year's brutal winter were pretty much spot-on, we're not going to take our chances.
