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Get Ready for a Winter Wonderland!

Get Ready for a Winter Wonderland!

The 2024 Old Farmer’s Almanac is now available! We unveil the General U.S. Weather Report and Winter Forecast plus all 18 regional forecasts. Take a look!

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Calendar

Today is Day 336 of 2023

19 days until winter begins

Question of the Day

What causes the leaves on my rubber plant to turn yellow?
Answer

Upcoming Holidays

Advent Sunday

St. Nicholas Day

Hanukkah Begins

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Word of the Day

Hail
Hail falls mainly in the summer. It forms in thunderstorm clouds, which can extend high into the atmoshpere where extremely cold temperatures prevail. When a cloud releases rain, the rain can be forced upward, where it freezes into tiny ice pellets. If updrafts keep buffeting the pellets, layer upon layer of frozen water will be added to the pellets until, finally, hailstones are released.

Puzzle of the Day

What do men never wish to be in and yet labor hard to possess?

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Weather

Seasonal Outlook

Fall Frost Dates

See the first fall frost dates for your location.

Long-Range Weather

Click on a Region
  1. Northeast
  2. Atlantic Corridor
  3. Appalachians
  4. Southeast
  5. Florida
  6. Lower Lakes
  7. Ohio Valley
  8. Deep South
  9. Upper Midwest
  10. Heartland
  11. Texas-Oklahoma
  12. High Plains
  13. Intermountain
  14. Desert Southwest
  15. Pacific Northwest
  16. Pacific Southwest
  17. Alaska
  18. Hawaii

Weather History

Astronomy

Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon Phase

73% of Full • 19 days old

Next Full Moon

The December full Moon, the Full Cold Moon, will occur on Tuesday, December 26, 2023.

Sunrise and Sunset

Also, see moon rise and visible planets for your area.

Gardening

Planting Calendar

Planting Calendar Sample

Gardening for Everyone

Learn How to Grow a Vegetable Garden

Find our FREE online series of step-by-step guides! Think of it as a “Gardening 101” masterclass with your trusted Almanac gardening experts as your teachers. Learn more!

Growing Guides

Vegetables
Fruits
Herbs
Flowers
Foliage Plants
Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Houseplants

Food

About The Almanac

About the Almanac

What is The Old Farmer’s Almanac? For more than 225 years, we’ve been the go-to resource for everything under the Sun—including the Moon! We may be “old,” but in fact we’re new every year—and even every day. Find out what makes our little yellow book so special.

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