Farmer's Almanac: Snowier Winter Coming for R.I.

Rhode Island will have above-average snowfall this winter, according to the forecast in the 2015 Old Farmer’s Almanac.

“Winter will be colder and slightly wetter than normal, with above-normal snowfall,” the almanac’s forecast for Rhode Island reads.

The snowiest periods will be:

• Mid- and late-December
• Mid-January
• Early to mid-February

The coldest periods will be:

• Late December
• Early and mid-January

As for the summer, the forecast said it will be hotter and drier than normal, with a tropical storm threat in early to mid-August.

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