Brace for Record Cold: Why This Winter Could Freeze Montana

If you are like me, you are probably sitting half-naked in front of a giant fan right now. Just trying your best to stay cool as triple-digit temperatures continue to scorch Montana. You regret all that cussing you did when you were scraping your windows last winter. You take back all those bad things you said about the cold and how much you hate it. What you wouldn't give for a snowball fight right about now?

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Be careful what you wish for...This winter is looking like it is going to be frigid.

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There just so happens to be a crystal ball that has been predicting the future for hundreds of years. It is called The Old Farmers Almanac.

How can the Almanac predict the future?

According to Almanac.com

The Old Farmer’s Almanacemploys three scientific disciplines to make long-range predictions: solar science, the study of sunspots and other solar activity; climatology, the study of prevailing weather patterns; and meteorology, the study of the atmosphere.

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Some people swear by the annual almanac. I am one of those people who believes that the Almanac does a great job predicting how severe the season will be. The 2025 winter almanac doesn't arrive until Labor Day. But, they do have an educated guess on what it is going to say. Say goodbye to the warm El Nino and say hello to the cold La Nina.

According to The Almanac

We’re expecting a neutral El Niño Southern Oscillation or possibly even a La Niña this winter, following a strong El Niño last year. At the same time, we’re anticipating a warm Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and a cool Pacific Decadal Oscillation. We’re also watching equatorial stratospheric winds known as the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation. Combinations of these factors can also cause the polar vortex to drop added flashes of cold into North America.

As we have experienced in the recent past, having a polar vortex is no fun at all. Extreme cold temperatures look like a possibility this winter.

Stay tuned for the full winter forecast next month.

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