The Farmers' Almanac has released its long-range winter 2019 forecast, and information technology's a fleck different from the predictions made merely weeks ago past its rival, the Old Farmer'south Almanac.

Eastern Pennsylvania volition endure blustery and bitter winds, every bit well as widespread snowfall showers, according to the Farmers' Almanac forecast released terminal week. It's a bleak forecast, basically with an outlook that says winter 2019 will exist "colder-than-normal… from the Continental Divide eastward through the Appalachians."

The forecast draws a abrupt contrast from the Old Farmer'due south Almanac, which said we can look forward to a warm winter with less snow than normal in the region this coming flavour.

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Winter will hang on with stormy atmospheric condition up through the official start of spring, especially for the Due east Coast, the Farmers' Almanac says. It likewise forecasts an unusually snowy and/or wet wintertime beyond Pennsylvania and other Mid-Atlantic States.

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"In these regions, the thermometer will be hovering merely above or just below the freezing mark, which means some of the precipitation may fall equally either ice or rain/freezing pelting."

For Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic states, expect:

  • Colder than normal temperatures.
  • More snowfall than normal.
  • Biting cold, winds and snow from mid-February.
  • Cold to keep its grip on the region afterward the official start of spring.

"Contrary to the stories storming the web, our fourth dimension-tested, long-range formula is pointing toward a very long, cold, and snowfall-filled winter," said the Farmers' Almanac's editor Peter Geiger. "We stand by our forecast and formula, which accurately predicted the many storms last wintertime, as well as this summer's steamy, hot weather condition."

The Onetime Farmer's Annual, which issued its forecast the calendar week before the Farmers' Annual, has been forecasting the atmospheric condition since 1792 and was founded by Robert B. Thomas who lived in Maine. The Farmers' Almanac was founded In New Hampshire past David Young in 1818. Both use secret formulas to predict the weather condition that they go on closely guarded.

Hither is the Farmers' Almanac forecast for the fall and winter months:

SEPTEMBER 2018

  • 1−iii: Scattered showers for Labor Day, then fair.
  • four−7: Off-white, warm, humid.
  • eight−11: Thunderstorms sweep in from the west across much of New England, then off-white.
  • 12−15: Unsettled weather, with showers, spreads up from the due south.
  • 16−19: Scattered showers, then turning fair. twenty−23: Sunny skies.
  • 24−27: Fair, unseasonably chilly. 28−thirty: Wet New England, Northeast, so fair, chilly.

Oct 2018

  • ane−iii: Fair/cold.
  • 4−vii: Showery.
  • viii−11: Turning fair, colder for Columbus Day.
  • 12−xv: Common cold winds, rain at first, followed by immigration skies.
  • 16−19: Pleasant early fall conditions.
  • 20−23: Showers for upstate New York, New England, with wet snowfall over Adirondacks, White and Green Mountains, then fair/common cold.
  • 24−27: Off-white initially, so showers spread in from the west.
  • 28−31: Unseasonably chilly weather for Halloween.

NOVEMBER 2018

  • 1−3: Very unsettled, with wet snow over northern NY and New England.
  • 4−7: Cold/dry out. Runners participating in the TCS Marathon in New York City will experience invigorated.
  • 8−11: Moisture weather, then fair/common cold. 12−15: Sunny.
  • 16−nineteen: Some rain, wet snow, then fair/common cold.
  • xx−23: Will atmospheric condition improve by Thanksgiving? Wet New England, Northeast, and so fair.
  • 24−27: Fair and cold. 28−30: Stormy; rain/sleet/wet snow.

DECEMBER 2018

  • ane−three: Fast-moving storm from the Great Lakes spreads gusty winds, moderate-to-heavy atmospheric precipitation into New England, the Northeast.
  • four−7: Snowfall showers and scattered flurries, then clearing.
  • viii−11: Fair. 12−fifteen: Increasing cloudiness/cold.
  • 16−xix: Coastal storm brings strong winds and heavy precipitation.
  • 20−23: Dry, tranquil.
  • 24−27: Mild air produces widespread wintry precipitation in fourth dimension for Christmas.
  • 28−31: Another coastal storm brings a renewed threat of precipitation equally 2018 comes to a close.

JANUARY 2019

  • 1−three: Wet snow and rain New England, extending due south to Mid-Atlantic. Mixed atmospheric precipitation for Mummers Parade.
  • four−seven: A new disturbance brings unstable weather.
  • 8−eleven: Big storm to the west brings significant pelting/mixed precipitation.
  • 12−15: Tempest moves northeast from Gulf of Mexico, bringing more than atmospheric precipitation. Much colder.
  • 16−xix: Common cold, some snow.
  • 20−23: Clearing skies and common cold.
  • 24−27: Articulate skies, frigid.
  • 28−31: Clouds, gamble of rain/snowfall; milder.

FEBRUARY 2019

  • 1−3: Coastal storm brings moisture snow, rain.
  • iv−7: Short-lived quiet spell; unsettled weather returns by the 7th.
  • 8−11: Cold, light snow/flurries in the n.
  • 12−15: As a cold front passes through, and so do snowfall showers, squalls, blustery winds, followed past some of winter'southward coldest temperatures.
  • 16−19: Calorie-free snow and flurries for Presidents' Twenty-four hour period weekend.
  • 20−23: New England: rain, snow; rain or mixed precipitation farther south.
  • 24−28: Cloudy, and then turning unsettled, with rain, snow, gusty winds.

MARCH 2019

  • 1−3: Clouds increase; winds freshen.
  • 4−7: East Coast storm brings gusty winds, moderate to heavy precipitation. Heavy rains/snows for New England; lesser amounts southward.
  • viii−11: Clouds and sun.
  • 12−fifteen: Turning frigid.
  • 16−19: Storm brings wind, heavy pelting.
  • xx−23: Big storm forth southeast coast deposits pelting, snowfall, moves north.
  • 24−27: Warming up.
  • 28−31: Colder. Midwest storm brings heavy snow to north, heavy showers/thunderstorms to south.

With reporting by Patch Editor Adam Nichols

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