2025 - 2026 Farmer's Almanac Cold Winter Predictions

The Farmers' Almanac has released its winter forecast for 2025–2026, with the coldest outbreaks expected from the Northern Plains to New England and significant snow risks across parts of the Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic, the publication said.

The Farmers' Almanac predicted that the coldest temperatures would span the Northern Plains to New England and that the Northwest—particularly Idaho and Washington—should prepare for cold conditions.

The publication forecast frequent snowstorms for New England, mixed rain and snow along the Atlantic Coast, classic winter conditions for the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and North Central states, and significant mountain snow in the Pacific Northwest.

The Almanac highlighted potential early cold and snow as soon as September for some locales and named mid-January and mid-February as periods when major cold snaps might arrive.

Northeast / Yellow : Cold, Snow Filled / Midwest / Mid Atlantic / Purple / Very Cold, Snowy