'Frosty And Wet' Winter Predicted For PA By Farmers' Almanac

You can look forward to a chilly winter with more snow than usual in Pennsylvania and much of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast this year — at least if you believe the good folks from the Farmers’ Almanac.

The centuries-old forecaster is predicting the Pennsylvania can expect a “frosty, wet, and white” winter, with an above average amount of snow 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.