NORTHERN MICHIGAN — The word is in from the Old Farmers’ Almanac: winter is coming, but not like recent years.
Boasting around an 80% accuracy rate, the 2025 Farmers’ Almanac predicts a cold and wet winter for Michigan, Farmers’ Almanac Editor Sandi Duncan told USA Today.
While much of the country will be seeing a warmer, more temperate winter, the Great Lakes region does not share the same fate, Duncan said.
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“The coldest temperatures look like they’re going to be over the North Central states into the Great Lakes area,” Duncan told USA Today, adding that most of the nation will be able to expect a wet Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
While lake effect weather can be hard to predict, the Almanac still tried its hand at it, saying the region can expect cold temperatures and wet snow and rain to start in early November.
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It will be drier towards the end of the year.
The Midwest can also expect a “very, very cold” period in January, Duncan told USA Today. A winter storm is expected to hit the area in mid-March as well, specifically hitting Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
After an abnormally warm year last winter, the predicted return to frigid temperatures and potential snow could make this look more like a typical winter in Northern Michigan.
That will be good news for ski resorts, snowmobilers and other businesses that rely on the ice and snow. Last year’s warm season caused economic woes for many that rely on winter tourism revenue, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged small businesses impacted by the lack of snow to apply for federal funding from the Small Business Administration.
— Contact reporter Karly Graham at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @KarlyGrahamJRN.
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Cold, wet winter slated for Michigan, Farmers’ Almanac predicts
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