Winter weather is still several months away but the Farmers' Almanac is out with its annual forecast and they say we can expect a “wild ride.”
Sandi Duncan, editor of the Farmers’ Almanac for the year 2026” tells KDKA Radio they expect a cold and snowy winter.
‘It looks like that winter is going to show up a little earlier than it does on the calendar,” said Duncan. “We see some rain and wet snow for (Pittsburgh) the middle of December.”
Duncan also said they expect a cold Christmas but without snow and for New Year’s Eve and day wet snow and rain is forecasted.
After we get into the new year, Duncan expected a bitter cold snap in January with a large snow storm in the middle of the month and continued “very cold snap” in mid-February.
The Farmers’ Almanac’s weather forecasting formula goes back to 1818.
The 2026 Farmers' Almanac is in stores now. Get more information here.