WASHINGTON — The Old Farmer’s Almanac released its 2025–2026 U.S. Winter Weather Forecast on Tuesday, calling for a season that will be “mostly mild, with pockets of wild.”

If predictions are true, most areas can expect near-normal to slightly warmer temperatures. Colder-than-normal conditions are forecast from the Appalachians south through the Southeast and Florida, and westward into the Ohio Valley.

The Almanac projects drier conditions across much of the country, though Florida, the Intermountain region and the eastern Desert Southwest could see above-average precipitation.

Snowfall is expected to be near or below normal in most regions, but heavier amounts are forecast in the Carolinas, the southern Appalachians, the eastern Ohio Valley, the southern Rockies and the eastern Desert

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