{"id":10871,"date":"2025-10-21T16:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/10871\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:38:15","slug":"what-will-winter-2025-bring-to-nyc-noaa-almanacs-disagree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/10871\/","title":{"rendered":"What will winter 2025 bring to NYC? NOAA, almanacs disagree"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NYC <\/p>\n

NEW YORK CITY – A battle is brewing between the long-range winter outlooks<\/a> for the upcoming winter season in the New York City area.<\/p>\n

JUMP TO: NOAA<\/a> l FARMER’S ALMANAC<\/a> l OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC<\/a> l NICK GREGORY<\/a><\/p>\n

NOAA released its annual winter outlook last week. Meanwhile, both of the almanacs say they use their own proprietary, and secret, formulas to come up with their long-range forecasts. But this year, the forecasts they predicted are nearly the polar opposite. FOX 5 NY’s Nick Gregory also has a winter prediction<\/a> of his own.<\/p>\n

\"NEW <\/p>\n

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 21: People walk over the Gapstow Bridge as snow falls in Central Park on December 21, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman\/Getty Images)\u00a0 <\/p>\n

“Get ready to \u2018chill, snow, repeat,\u2019”<\/a> The Farmers’ Almanac says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

NOAA uses a mix of long-range climate computer models and atmospheric trends, such as the arrival of La Ni\u00f1a, to base its long-range outlooks.<\/p>\n

With that, NOAA anticipates a bone-chilling winter<\/a> for the northern tier and Upper Midwest, meaning the winter could be even more frigid than usual. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"NOAA's <\/p>\n

NOAA’s seasonal precipitation outlook for December 2025 to February 2026. (FOX Weather) <\/p>\n

“This set of conditions does slightly elevate the potential for colder temperatures in the central and eastern U.S., so also supports favored below-normal temperatures in the Upper Midwest,” NOAA forecasters said.<\/p>\n

The Farmers’ Almanac,<\/a> created in 1818, says the winter season calls for “dramatic swings and widespread winter weather.”<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The Farmers’ Almanac 2025-26 winter outlook. (FOX Weather) <\/p>\n

It’s expected that the northern Plains to New England will experience the coldest temperatures. Residents on the East Coast should also expect significant rain mixed with snow.<\/p>\n

Unlike NOAA and The Farmers’ Almanac, the Old Farmer’s Almanac,<\/a> established in 1792, says it will be a calmer, gentler winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Temperatures are expected to be slightly milder across the country with extended dry stretches. But the Almanac says some regions should “brace for a sharper\u00a0chill.”<\/p>\n

\"Old <\/p>\n

Old Farmer’s Almanac 2025-26 winter outlook. (Old Farmer’s Almanac) <\/p>\n

“Don\u2019t lose track of your snow shovels and umbrellas,” says Editor Carol Connare. “Most areas will experience near-normal to slightly milder temperatures, but from the Appalachians south through the Southeast and Florida, and westward across the Ohio Valley, we\u2019re predicting a colder-than-normal winter.”<\/p>\n

Gregory’s early call for a winter forecast<\/a> \u2013 it looks like a weak La Ni\u00f1a, which means it’s going to be milder than average weather with a colder first part of the winter. It also means it will be harder to predict its impacts.<\/p>\n

How much snow is expected this winter? <\/p>\n

“Certainly, I think we’ll have more snow in the recent years, probably a little closer to average,” Gregory says, with the average being 28 inches.<\/p>\n

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