You May Not Like These Predictions About Boston’s Brutally Snowy Upcoming Winter

Right now, while we’re hugging our AC units and heading to the beach whenever possible, winter seems a long way off. Summer isn’t quite over and we’re anticipating a truly glorious fall – current conditions suggest that the leaves should be spectacular this year. However, the outlook isn’t so promising for winter...

The Old Farmer’s Almanac just released its predictions for winter 2017-18 and, unless you’ve been fantasizing about making friends with a snow shovel, the news is a little disappointing.

We got off pretty lightly last year, but it looks like our luck won’t hold. Eastern parts of the country should brace for a return to "normal" winter conditions.

Anyone else think that "normal" is code for "whimpering by March?"

The Northeast will experience more snow than average.

Specifically, we should brace ourselves for the worst precipitation between January 20-23, February 4-7, and February 16-19. The snow continues to pile up in March, with March 1-3 and 20-23 looking most grim. On those dates, the entire Atlantic Seaboard will be hit with bad weather.

For the purposes of weather prediction, the Old Farmer’s Almanac places Boston at the very top of the Atlantic Corridor Region, which stretches down the coast, through Virginia. Their prediction method focuses on deviations from the 30-year statistical average.

Everyone in the Atlantic Corridor can expect November to be significantly colder and snowier than average. Brrrr! Bundle up for Thanksgiving.

There will be higher than average precipitation in December and January, although temperatures will be warmer.

February is likely to be cooler, but less snowy, and it looks like we’re in for a warmer March, which will deliver only a smidge more snow than usual.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac uses a special formula to predict weather that draws on solar science, climatology, and meteorology. The folks there have been making long-range weather predictions for well over two centuries and they’re right 80% of the time!

While I love the beauty of freshly fallen snow, the brown slush and towering snowbanks leave me cold. How about you? Do you like to experience all of the seasons to their fullest? Or are you rooting for another mild winter? Let us know on the Only In Boston Facebook page.