Bundle up, and prepare your strongest shovels: a “cold, snow-filled” winter awaits New England and the Northeast United States, according to the latest edition of Farmers’ Almanac.
The publication, which makes seasonal weather predictions based on “correlations between celestial events, and various meteorological conditions,” recently shared a national forecast for the winter 2025/2026 season, which begins Sunday, Dec. 21.
The report foresees “frequent snowstorms” in New England, and states that “the season’s coldest temperatures will be found from the Northern Plains to New England.”
Additionally, the report estimates that “areas up and down the Atlantic Coast will see significant rain, mixing with snow from time to time.” “Cold snaps” are expected to pop up in mid-January and mid-February.
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Snow and ice cover streets in Massachusetts last winter
Elaborating on the winter forecast to USA Today, Farmers’ Almanac editor Sandi Duncan said that New England’s winter is shaping up to be particularly lengthy.
“It looks like it’s going to hang on for a little bit through March and even through April … especially in New England, Great Lakes and the northern Plains,” Duncan said.
She added: “Most of the country is on tap for a cold or very cold winter, kind of almost going back to an old-fashioned winter.”
Other states included in the “cold, snow-filled” section of Farmers’ Almanac’s forecast include New York, New Jersey, Delaware and portions of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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