Cold Winter Ahead? Here’s What Farmers’ Almanac Predicts For NC

NORTH CAROLINA — You can look forward to a cold winter with more wintery precipitation than usual in North Carolina this year — at least if you believe the good folks from the Farmers’ Almanac.

The centuries-old forecaster is predicting the Southeast can expect a “brisk and wet” winter, with above normal winter precipitation in the eastern third of the U.S. during the winter months.

“The Northeast, including the densely populated corridor running from Washington to Boston, will experience colder-than-normal temperatures for much of the upcoming winter,” said the almanac.

“Only the western third of the country will see near-normal winter temperatures, which means fewer shivers for them.”

According to the Farmers’ Almanac, the coldest outbreak of the season should arrive during the final week of January and last through the beginning of February.

The Farmers’ Almanac doesn’t use satellite data or other methods to make predictions, but rather a “secret” mathematical and astronomical formula based on factors such as sunspot activity and the tidal action of the moon.

Patch reporter Gus Saltonstall contributed to this report.