Farmer’s Almanac Winter Whirlwind Forecast For North Dakota

School is right around the corner, and summer is definitely waning.

The calendar says August, and we still have some 80-degree weather remaining but you know how time flies.  It won't be long before people's thoughts will turn to pumpkin spice and football, and we all know what comes after that. WINTER.

The Farmer's Almanac has been predicting their long-range winter forecast since all the way back in 1818.

Their extended weather forecasts are based on mathematical and astronomical formulas.  Any idea what that means?  I know I don't.

According to the Farmer's Almanac, last year's warm winter anomaly in North Dakota will shift back to more of a typical cold and average snowfall winter (average seasonal snowfall in Bismarck is 46 inches).  The rest of the country is expected to be wet and cold for most locations..

We are expected to switch from an El Nino weather pattern to a La Nina weather pattern in September.  This could bring us a warmer and dryer fall than normal in North Dakota before winter hits and when it does, it may hit hard.

Here's what the Farmer's Almanac has to say for North Dakota and the rest of the country.

North Dakota should see about average snowfall but it will be COLDER than average.

The Farmer's Almanac specifically says the Northern Plains will see its coldest temperatures during the final week of January into the beginning of February. An Arctic air outbreak will bring a sharp plunge in temperature almost nationwide, but especially in North Dakota.

No specific dates were mentioned for potential blizzards for North Dakota in the forecast but the later half of January could be active across the country.

The brrr is back baby.