What to Expect for Winter 2019-2020

9/23/2019 (Permalink)

Winter is just around the corner.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year- the countdown the Christmas begins. But, while we are all dreaming of a white Christmas, here is what to expect this winter according to the Farmers’ Almanac.

The 2020 edition of the Farmers' Almanac predicts that two-thirds of the country will face a colder-than-normal winter season. The worst of this year's bitterly cold winter will affect the eastern parts of the Rockies all the way to the Appalachians. The outlook says the Northeast, including cities such as Boston and Washington, can anticipate colder temperatures than typically expected. The biggest drop will happen in areas across the northern Plains to the Great Lakes. "With colder-than-normal temperatures in the Northeast and above-normal precipitation expected, our outlook forewarns of not only a good amount of snow, but also a wintry mix of rain, sleet—especially along the coast," the long range forecaster suggests. People in the western third of the US may be in luck, since the publication forecasts near-normal winter temperatures there.

When will the cold winter begin? The coldest conditions are expected to arrive during the last week of January and stick around through the beginning of February. The eastern half of the US will have a suspenseful start in 2020. The Farmers' Almanac predicts strong and gusty winds. Depending on where you live, January 4-7 and 12-15 could have "copious amounts" of snow, rain, sleet and ice.

What will this mean for spring 2020? Be prepared to stay bundled for a while. This year's winter will cause a slow start to a spring season, according to the Farmers' Almanac. People in the Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast and New England should expect winter to linger.

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