Farmers' Almanac Issues 'Sizzling' Summer 2021 Forecast For NYC

NEW YORK, NY — Farmers' Almanac has released its much anticipated 2021 summer forecast, and the weather for New York City is predicted to be showery and then sizzling from mid-summer to late in the season.

Summer is officially set to begin on Sunday, June 20, at 11:32 p.m, which also happens to be Father's Day.

Farmers' Almanac predicts that summer temperatures will rise above normal for about two-thirds of the country, especially in the south and east. In the Northeast, expect it to be showery and "sizzling by mid/late summer," the forecaster predicted.

Typically, the hottest summer weather occurs in last July or early August; this year's hottest temperatures could happen in late August and early September.

The potential for severe storms will be higher than usual as well.

"There will be a greater-than-average frequency of thunderstorms for a large portion of the country," Almanac editor Peter Geiger said in a news release. "Many of these storms could prove to be quite strong, particularly over the eastern third of the nation."

While summer thunderstorms are common, the higher number of storms predicted is unusual.

Farmers' Almanac's forecasting formula takes into consideration things like sunspot activity, tidal action of the Moon, the position of the planets, and a variety of other factors. Editors say they use a reliable set of rules dating back to 1818 and developed by David Young, the publication's first editor.

See the complete Farmers' Almanac forecast here.