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Hurricane Forecast,...

Find the Atlantic hurricane forecasts and summaries—plus, hurricane facts and information! The...

List of Names for 2017...

Tropical storms have been named for 2017, so here is the list of hurricane names for the Atlantic...

How Rainbows Form: 12...

Most everyone is fascinating by rainbows and how rainbows are formed. Did you know that there are...

The First Snowflake...

Is there any truth to the old saw, “No two snowflakes are alike”? Wilson A. Bentley, a farmer and...

Reading the Weather:...

We’ve all gazed at the clouds, and seen different shapes such as animals or faces, right? Here’s a...

What a Stuffy Nose...

Are you celebrating winter with the dreaded common cold? It may be miserable, but it is showing you...

“It Was So Cold That...

Canadians know cold. And when they talk about it, you pay attention. These reports caught our eye,...

First Snow: Polish the...

November opened with cool temperatures and good snow in the West. That whoop you are hearing is...

Signs of a Cold Winter...

For winter 2017, the Almanac has predicted colder-than-normal temperatures for most of the United...

Can You Smell Rain...

Have you ever wondered why we can smell the rain coming?  My grandfather could even track...

A Guide to Snowflakes:...

If you look closely at snowflake shapes, you will see many different variations. Rarely are two...

Signs of a Cold Winter...

For winter 2017, the Almanac has predicted colder-than-normal temperatures for most of the United...

Long-Range Weather...

Here are January 2017 long-range weather forecasts for the U.S. and Canada, courtesy of The 2017...

Survive Blizzards, Cold...

Ever had a blizzard or snowstorm cause power outages or emergency conditions? How do you prepare...

2016 Tornado Season:...

While the year brought flooding and other extreme events, 2016 was one of the quietest years for...

Retired Atlantic...

Here is the list of hurricane storm names that have been retired, as of publication in January, ...

First Day of Winter...

In 2017, the winter begnis with the solstice on December 21. This is the astronomical start of...

Top Deadliest Hurricanes

Here are the Top Ten Deadliest Hurricanes in the United States. Listed below are the tropical...

Weather Update: The Big...

With warmer-than-normal temperatures and several hurricanes and tropical storms affecting the...

Weather Lore: Observing...

What weather is in store for us? Our ancestors lived close to the land and by observing the natural...

The Coldest Day of the...

It’s December—time for the longest night of the year. With so little warming sunlight, it will be...

Weather Sayings and...

Ready for do-it-yourself weather predicting? Long before meteorologists had sophisticated...

Snowfall, Snow Depth,...

Where’s the snow? Find current snowfall and snow depth—plus, long-range winter weather forecasts,...

Winter Weather Forecast...

Here’s the famous 2016–1017 winter weather forecast for the U.S. and Canadian regions from The 2017...

2016-2017 Long-Range...

The 2016-2017 long-range weather weather forecast summary for the U.S. and Canada, courtesy of The...

Long-Range Weather...

Here are December 2016 long-range weather forecasts for the U.S. and Canada, courtesy of The 2017...

How We Predict the...

How does The Old Farmer’s Almanac makes its long-range predictions. We have a unique, age-old...

Drought Outlook: Over...

The latest figures are out. As of end of 2016, more than half of the continental U.S. is dry or in...

First-Aid Essentials

Keep the following first aid supplies in the household to treat unexpected injuries. Cuts and ...

Historic Thanksgiving...

Some of our wildest weather has occurred around Thanksgiving! Here are 5 of the biggest...

More of How Weather...

Did you know that weather often shapes the course of human history? Find out about five times when...

Emergency Car Kit

The following list of supplies kept in your emergency car kit will serve you well if an adverse...

Thanksgiving Weather...

What weather’s in store for the big Thanksgiving weekend? Check the long-range weather forecast ...

Predicting Weather: The...

Back around the turn of the last century, in the days before the National Weather Service, the so-...

Indian Summer: What,...

In the fall, it seems that almost any warm day is referred to by most people as “Indian summer.” ...

How Birds Predict...

Did you know that bird behavior can help us predict the weather? Closely observe nature and your...

Emergency Supply Kit

The following supplies kept in your emergency supply kit will serve you well if an adverse...

Long-Range Weather...

Here are November 2016 long-range weather forecasts for the U.S. and Canada, courtesy of The 2017...

What Is So Spooky About...

Can you imagine trick or treating among the flowers in May?  Back on the 13th of May of 609 A.D.,...

The Blob is Back! Will...

It’s Back! The “Cold Atlantic Blob” is once again haunting the North Atlantic. It may sound like a...
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Staying Warm in Winter

Need a smile on a cold winter’s day? Here’s Janice Stillman, editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac,...

How Weather Affects...

Here are five big moments in history that were shaped and affected by the weather. Weather affects...

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