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Rainbows over Bryce Canyon

What is a Rainbow? |...

What is a rainbow? Most everyone has seen a rainbow sometime in their life, but do you know how...
Hurricane: A View from Outer Space

Hurricane Forecast 2017...

Find the Atlantic hurricane forecast for 2017—plus, hurricane facts and information from The Old...
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List of Names for 2017...

Tropical storms have been named for 2017, so here is the list of hurricane names for the Atlantic...
Wilson Bentley

The First Snowflake...

Is there any truth to the old saw, “No two snowflakes are alike”? Wilson A. Bentley, a farmer and...
Alphabet from Space

Reading the Weather:...

We’ve all gazed at the clouds, and seen different shapes such as animals or faces, right? Here’s a...
Sniffles

What a Stuffy Nose...

Are you celebrating winter with the dreaded common cold? It may be miserable, but it is showing you...
Extra! Dec 2015 Weather

“It Was So Cold That...

Canadians know cold. And when they talk about it, you pay attention. These reports caught our eye,...
Snowy Mountains

First Snow: Polish the...

November opened with cool temperatures and good snow in the West. That whoop you are hearing is...
Hurricane Katrina Satellite

Worst Hurricanes in...

Now that we are well into hurricane season, I am continuing a look back at some of the most notable...
Robert B. Thomas, Founder of The Old Farmer's Almanac

How We Predict the...

How does The Old Farmer’s Almanac make its long-range predictions? We have a unique, age-old...
woolly-bear-caterpillar-winter

Woolly Bear...

The woolly bear caterpillar—also called woolly worm and fuzzy worm—has the reputation of being able...
Cricket

Predict Temperature...

Did you know that you can tell the temperature by counting the chirps of a cricket? It’s true! Here...
Heatwaves! Top 10 Tips to Stay Safe in Extreme Heat

Heat Waves: 10 Tips for...

What do you do when a heat wave hits? We’ve barely entered the summer and parts of California,...
Hurricane Carol

Worst Hurricanes in...

With the beginning of hurricane season in June, last month we began to look back on some of the...
Lightning Storm

Nature’s Fireworks:...

The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that today’s 4th of July festivities will bring fireworks in the...
Intense Storms

Surviving Power Outages...

This summer brings intense storm systems—and a season of power outages. Don’t wait for the next...
Doomsday Cloud

Phoning in New Clouds:...

As I’ve mentioned before, twelve new cloud types were announced this past year. Some of the most...
U.S. Summer Weather Forecast 2017

Summer Weather Forecast

We bring you the 2017 Summer Weather Forecast summary for the U.S. and Canada. When we released The...
Bride in Evergreens

Wedding Weather...

Wondering what the weather will be like for your wedding day? See our weather prediction tools—plus...
Beach Imbrella

UV Index Chart: Time to...

The UV Index chart tells you how quickly you will burn your skin without protection so that you can...
Galveston Hurricane

Worst Hurricanes in...

With the start of hurricane season upon us, let’s look back on some of the worst, most destructive ...
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Temperature Conversion...

Looking to change Fahrenheit to Celsius or Celsius to Fahrenheit? Use our Celsius to Fahrenheit...
Cloud Shaped Like Waves

Phoning in New Clouds:...

My last post celebrated cloud lovers and how they shook the science world with their cell phones....
Cloud Shaped Like a Dove

Phoning in New Clouds:...

Reach into your pocket and you will find the newest weather instrument—your cell phone. Thanks to...
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Power Outages: What to...

What should you do in case of a power outage? Here’s some advice on preparing for and enduring any ...
Hurricane

How to Survive a...

All U.S. Atlantic seaboard and Gulf coastal areas are subject to hurricanes or tropical storms. If...
Bottled Water

Emergency Survival Kit

Keep the following supplies in your emergency survival kit, and you will be prepared for any...
Flooding Fields

How to Survive a Flood...

Are you in a flood-susceptible area? Know your flood safety guidelines, courtesy of FEMA and the...
Tornado survival

How to Survive a...

Did you know that the United States has the highest incidence of tornadoes in the world? Before you...
Summer in the Fields

2017 Summer Forecast...

What’s the summer weather outlook? Here’s your 2017 U.S. summer forecast from The 2017 Old Farmer’s...
Houseplant

House Plant Growing Tips

Here are a few key growing tips for houseplants. Please add your own tips at the end of this page!...
Weather - 2015 November Extra

The Facts Behind...

Scientists now—finally—admit that many weather proverbs are TRUE!  Weather proverbs—the delightful...
Weather Update Map - May 2017

Summer 2017 Weather...

With winter behind us, let’s look ahead to see our most likely weather over the rest of spring and...
Bleeding Heart Flowers 2

Long-Range Weather...

Here are the May 2017 long-range weather forecasts for the U.S. and Canada, courtesy of The 2017...
Black Marble

The Beautiful Earth...

One of the joys of working with weather is that I also work with satellite pictures—to see our...
Cow

Can Animals Predict...

Observe animals and you’ll see that they, too, have their own ways of predicting weather. Here are...
Ominous Storm Clouds

Weather Sayings and...

Ready for do-it-yourself weather predicting? Long before meteorologists had sophisticated...
Easter Forecast

Easter 2017 Weather...

Easter weekend is fast approaching! Are you prepared? With our Easter 2017 weather forecast, you’ll...
Crocus Flowers in Spring

Long-Range Weather...

Here are the April 2017 long-range weather forecasts for the U.S. and Canada, courtesy of The 2017...
Weather Update April 2017

More Record-Setting...

There were a record number of high and low temperatures across the U.S. and Canada in 2016—and the...
Blizzard That Blew Away

The 2017 Blizzard That...

It was the giant blizzard that was scheduled to paralyze New York City and predicted to become “...
Spring 2017 Weather Outlook (U.S.)

Spring 2017 Weather...

What’s in store for spring weather? Here’s your Spring 2017 Weather Outlook—and also get your FREE ...

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