What Will Winter 2025 Bring to Missouri? Let’s Find Out!

Now that the days are getting shorter, the Royals are chasing the playoffs, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are already wowing us with amazing plays, and the Missouri State Fair has come and gone from Sedalia; we can finally start thinking about fall. It's about the fall colors, football, playoff baseball, pumpkin spice everything, and Halloween decorations, and yes, lurking deep in your mind might be the question: How cold and snowy will it be this year?

Well, the Farmers' Almanac has put out its 2025 Extended Weather forecast. Winter begins with the winter solstice on December 21, 2024, a few days before Christmas. And frankly, winter traditionally hasn't kicked in until after Christmas. That doesn't mean we won't see a little bit of snow or some cold temperatures, but at least here in West Central Missouri, if Mother Nature is going to unleash her winter fury on us, it usually happens after the new year gets going.

The news isn't great for much of the United States, as the Farmer's Almanac story headline says, "Wet Winter Whirlwind."  They anticipate much of the United States will be wet and cold this winter. They say the season's most frigid temperatures will be found from the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes region. However, Missouri might miss some precipitation, or it won't be wetter than usual.

The Farmer's Almanac says we can expect cold weather and average snowfall this winter. However, they warn that most of the eastern half of the country can expect a very active storm track that will deliver frequent bouts of heavy precipitation and gusty winds the last week of January, especially January 20 - January 23 and January 24 - January 27.

While we may be west enough in West Central Missouri to escape the worst brunt of that storm system, those in and around St. Louis and along the Missouri - Illinois state line may experience more of that predicted storm system.

I predict it might be frigid this winter, but I'd expect us to be snow-free. Why? I'm planning on picking up one of those rechargeable snow throwers. You know, the kind that's sort of between do-it-yourself shoveling and a bad-boy snow blower. You know that by me picking one of those up, Mother Nature will mock me and not give me a chance to use it. You can thank me later for a snow-free winter.

In summary, the Farmers' Almanac for Missouri predicts that we'll see our average snowfall and have a cold winter. I don't know what you think, but that's par for the course in Missouri.