Big Snow Storm Predicted For Missouri On These Dates

The Farmers' Almanac is out with its 2024-2025 winter outlook, and Missouri's winter is pretty much what you would expect. Even the dates they predict we might see big snow tend to align with what we usually see.

According to the Farmers' Almanac, the astronomical start of winter is December 21, 2024. They say LaNiña, the periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, is expected to develop and last most of the season. Based on that prediction and their long-standing formula, they anticipate this winter to be cold and wet for most locations. They're calling it a wet winter whirlwind.

So, what can we expect in Missouri? More or less the usual. It'll be cold, with our average amount of snowfall. Of course, the closer you are to Illinois, the more likely you will get some of that cold, wet, snowy weather predicted for the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and the Midwest. The Farmers' Almanac predicts the coldest outbreak of the season will happen during the last week of January and carry over to the beginning of February.

The Farmers' Almanac says an active storm track could deliver frequent bouts of heavy precipitation and strong and gusty winds between Monday, January 20, 2025, and  Sunday, January 27, 2025.

It's uncanny how their forecast generally mirrors the weather we see in Missouri during these time frames. Frankly, our coldest weather tends to hit mid-January and can stick around through February. If it's winter and we do see snow, that, too, most likely happens mid-to-late January and into February. So, I think the Farmers' Almanac forecast is entirely plausible.

Except for one thing: they didn't know I was buying an electric shovel this winter.  Doesn't that mean we won't see snow after I shell out money for this? Because that's just how it goes.