Imagine if you are caught homeless in any of those areas where the FA is forecasting to experience bitter cold temps this winter.

The Farmer’s Almanac’s 2018-19 Winter Weather Forecast
By TransWorld SNOWboarding
August 27, 2018
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It's time for one last winter weather forecast before we buckle down and see what Mother Nature throws our way first hand. But, don't fret as we have saved the best for last; where the NOAA and Old Farmer's Almanac forecasted a bleak winter of warmer temperatures and less precipitation, the Farmer's Almanac has a different outlook, "teeth-chattering cold ahead."

Unlike the Old Farmer's Almanac that makes weather predictions through a combination of animal signals, chicken bones, pig spleens and other weather lore, the Farmer's Almanac bases their outlook on a "mathematical and astronomical formula" that dates back to the 1800's and takes sunspot activity and other astronomical anomalies into account. In fact, the formula is so confidential that only Mr. Caleb Weatherbee, the Farmer’s Almanac’s weather prognosticator, knows it in entirety.

So what will winter look like?
According to Mr. Weatherbee, winter 2018-2019 will be colder than average from the Continental Divide east through the Appalachians, while the only near-normal winter weather is predicted to be in areas west of the Rockies, the mid-Atlantic States, and the Southeast.

Those in the Great Lakes, and the Midwest through New England can rejoice, as colder than average temperatures combined with above average precipitation make for an exceptionally snowy winter, particularly throughout January and February. However, Mr. Weatherbee is also calling for an exceptionally snowy winter for those across the Pacific Northwest and the mid-Atlantic States, where temperatures aren't expected to get as blistering cold, but will still drop low enough to ensure increased levels of snowfall.