Farmers Almanac

Return to Bountiful

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.02.2012

Liz Neumark

Typically, Mother Nature reveals herself one treasure at a time -- this year it is an explosion of near-simultaneous arrival. Every farmer is shaking his or her head, just wondering what lies ahead this season.

Chicago's Upcoming Winter Expected To Be Nation's Worst

Posted 12.05.2011

If you thought winter in Chicago couldn't possibly get more intense than last year's blizzaster, get ready for this one: Long-range forecasters are ex...

2011-2012 Winter Forecasts

Paul Yeager | Posted 11.26.2011

Paul Yeager

It's interesting to take a look at some of the early prognostications for the 2011-2012 winter from sources that specialize in long-range forecasting.

Farmers' Almanac Predicts Kinder, Gentler Winter

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 05.25.2011

LEWISTON, Maine — Good news, winter haters: After record snowfall in the mid-Atlantic and unusually cold weather down South, the Farmers' Almana...

Chicago Will Be Snowy, But Overall A 'Kinder And Gentler' Winter Expected

Posted 05.25.2011

While most Chicagoans don't have winter on their minds on a 90-plus-degree August day, perhaps some news about what is to come in the colder months wi...

Farmers' Almanac Predicts "Numbing Cold" This Winter

AP | CLARKE CANFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

LEWISTON, Maine — Americans, you might want to check on their sweaters and shovels – the Farmers' Almanac is predicting a cold winter for ...

Confessions of a Groundhog

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jon Chattman

(As told to me by Punxsutawney Phil) It's been happening for over a century, and to be quite honest, it needs to stop right now. It needed to stop l...

Farmer's Almanac Predicts Very Cold Winter

AP | JERRY HARKAVY | Posted 05.25.2011

LEWISTON, Maine — People worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers' Almanac, which predi...

Farmers' Almanac Warns Coming Winter Will Bring Unusual Temperature Fluctuations...

Associated Press | JERRY HARKAVY | Posted 05.25.2011

Get your sweaters, mittens and hats ready. The Farmers' Almanac warns that the coming winter will bring unusually sharp fluctuations in temperature, a...