“Folks living along the I-95 corridor from Washington to Boston, who saw a lack of wintry precipitation last winter, should experience quite the opposite, with lots of rain/sleet and snowstorms to contend with.” With many local weather forecasters projecting higher than average snow, the Farmers’ Almanac Winter Outlook for 2023-2024 seems to fall in line.
Earlier this year we shared a recap of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, which included Maryland, the Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast states in the “Cold, Snowy” category of the map. The Old Farmer’s Almanac has been around since 1792, and is based out of Lewiston, Maine. Today we are looking at the “new” Farmers’ Almanac, which was established in 1818, and is based out Dublin, New Hampshire. The “new” almanac has Maryland, the Mid-Atlantic region, and the Northeast, are in the “Frosty, Flakey, Slushy” portion of the map put out by the Farmers’ Almanac.
The Farmers’ Almanac reminds readers that unlike your local news, government, or commercial weather service, the Almanac’s forecasts are calculated two years in advance and they never go back to change or update its forecasts the way other sources do. “Though weather forecasting, and long-range forecasting, in particular, remains an inexact science, many longtime Almanac followers maintain that our forecasts are 80% to 85% accurate.”
They have some very specific predictions for the area, that can be seen below:
- The second week of January will be stormy, snowy, and wet for both the Pacific Coast and the Eastern States (including Maryland and other Mid-Atlantic states).
- An East Coast storm affecting the Northeast (including Maryland and other Mid-Atlantic states) and New England states will bring snowfall, cold rain and then frigid temperatures, during the second week of February.
- Another East Coast storm will bring a wintry mess to this area (Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states) during the first week of March.
Featured photo courtesy of the Farmers Almanac. Additional info can be found at https://www.farmersalmanac.com