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Farmer's Almanac forecasting cold, snowy winter

Aug 11, 2022 12:30 am

Harrison Gereau is reporting for News10 [dot] com coming on the heels of the recent heat wave across the region, the Farmer’s Almanac has released its winter weather forecast for 2022-23. According to the Almanac, “significant shivers” are ahead for upstate New Yorkers, spelling out a colder winter than last year, but January is the worst-looking month this winter by far. According to the Almanac, the region should expect heavy rain and snow for the eastern two-thirds of the country, followed by one of the coldest arctic air outbreaks in years, from January 16 to 23. Lows hitting 40 degrees below zero are forecasted for the Capitol Region. “A cold December and a very cold January might make readers in the northeast shake and shiver,” the Farmers’ Almanac wrote. “But February will bring milder temperatures that should make winter seem more bearable.” The publication’s Managing Editor, Sandi Duncan, said there will be a good amount of snow to accompany those frigid temperatures in the northeast. “...We are saying it’s going to be very cold. The outlook is calling for some unseasonably cold conditions and (a lot) of snow,” Duncan said. Read more at news10 [dot] com.