What the Farmers’ Almanac is predicting for the 2024-2025 winter season

You may still have summer vacation plans, but the Farmers’s Almanac is already making its predictions for the 2024-2025 winter season. 

Last week, the Lewiston, Maine-based publication released its winter forecast for the upcoming season, calling for “rapid-fire storms” that will bring rain and snow to most locations.

According to the Almanac, New England and the Northeast will experience a winter that is “stormy with above-normal amounts of winter precipitation and near-to above-normal temperatures.”

“Snow will be most prevalent over the interior and mountainous terrains, while sleet and rain will be more common near the coast, especially near and along the I-95 corridor,” the publication wrote. 

Temperatures will be “moderate” for the region, but overall the almanac says the season will be a “wet, winter whirlwind.”

The Maine-based publication said it is “red flagging” the last week of January 2025 for the eastern United States for what it is predicting will be a “very active storm track” with heavy precipitation and high winds. 

“We would especially highlight the time frames from January 20 to 23 and 24 to 27, which could mean copious amounts of snow, rain, sleet, and ice (depending on where you live),” the forecast reads. 

The Farmers’ Almanac has said it bases its forecasts on mathematical and astronomical formula. But local meteorologists advise that while fun to peruse, readers shouldn’t put much stock in the publication’s forecasts, arguing that accurate seasonal outlooks require “a lot more research” and a basis in climatology.