I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you were expecting to take a lot of long walks in your shorts and sandals this January and February:
Farmers' Almanac says cold winter ahead.
As George Carlin said: Tonight's forecast -- dark, followed by partly scattered light. The almanac claims an 80 to 85 percent accuracy rate for its forecasts, which are prepared years in advance. Uh-huh. And Nostradamus got a couple of things right, not that remarkable considering that he made thousands of predictions. Anything any weather "expert" tells you about something more than 48 hours out is pure fiction.
Oh, and I predict that this cold winter will be followed by a gradual warming tend called spring and a summer that some might call "hot."
