Old Farmer’s Almanac Says Indiana Will Have Two Different Winters This Year

Enjoy this weather we have been having while you can because winter is coming to Indiana...in fact two different winters.

If you're like me, you absolutely loathe winter weather. When you are a kid, it's cool because when it snows a lot (well, a lot for Indiana), you get the day off and enjoy playing in the snow. When you are an adult, you don't get that luxury. You are still expected to get out of that mess and drive to work. Throw in those frigid cold temperatures as another reason why I am not a fan of winter. Now, I realize that we haven't even gotten into fall, and the temperatures really haven't dropped too much yet. However, there are a lot of people who are already looking forward to winter weather here in Indiana.

The Farmer's Almanac is a great resource to find out what the extended weather forecast might be like in your area. Earlier this year, the Old Farmer's Almanac released their Winter Outlook. Here's what we can expect here in our area:

Above-average precipitation is expected over the eastern third of the country, especially the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Midwest.

However, it recently they posted a more detailed regional Winter Outlook that says that Indiana will get two different winters. What does that even mean?

Old Farmer's Almanac Says Indiana Will Have Two Different Winters This Year

The Old Farmer's Almanac says that the United States will have a "calmer, gentler" winter this year. Which, I am more than okay with. However, when it comes to Indiana specifically, we can expect two different kinds of winter. The "Old" Farmer's Almanac says that most of the northern half of Indiana will be "cold, dry" while the southern half of the state will be "cold, snowy".

A more detailed look into Indiana from the Old Farmer's Almanac reveals the following for southern Indiana:

The Ohio Valley will experience above-normal snowfall except for the furthest eastern areas, which will see below-normal amounts. The snowiest periods will be in late December, from late January into early February, in late February, and mid-March.

As far as northern Indiana, the Old Farmer's Almanac says:

Winter will be warmer than normal in the east and colder than normal in the west. The coldest periods are expected in early and late November, in early December, and from late January into early February.

I think it's important to keep in mind that this is simply a prediction and no amount of fancy technology, atmospheric tracking, or whatever they use to create this forecast is 100% accurate. As we know all too well, weather is wildly unpredictable and can change in an instant. However, if this prediction is correct, it's going to be quite the winter in Indiana.