Old Farmer's Almanac Calling For Cold February In New York

If you were hoping to get a break from the cold bitter temperatures we had in January it looks like you are going to have to wait a little bit.

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac's long-range forecast, we are looking at a colder than normal February across New York State. It is expected to be drier in the month of February as well so we shouldn't see as much snow as we did last month.

Starting out in Western New York, The Old Farmer's Almanac is calling for temperatures to be around 4 degrees colder than normal.

Feb 1-10	Snowy periods, very cold
Feb 11-16	Showers, warmer
Feb 17-25	Snowy periods, turning very cold
Feb 26-28	Snow showers, chilly
February	temperature 24° (4° below avg.) precipitation 1.5" (0.5" below avg.)

In Eastern and Northern New York, that cold trend will continue with the average temperature expected to be around 2 degrees cooler than normal.

Feb 1-8	Flurries north, sunny south; chilly
Feb 9-14	Snowstorm, then sunny; chilly, then mild
Feb 15-24	Snow showers, turning cold
Feb 25-28	Snow showers, mild
February	temperature 21° (2° below avg.) precipitation 1.5" (1" below avg.)

In Central New York and along the Southern Tier, temperatures are expected to be around 3 degrees cooler than normal for the month of February.

Feb 1-9	Snow showers north, snow then sunny south; cold
Feb 10-12	Sunny, cold
Feb 13-18	Flurries north, showers south; warm
Feb 19-27	Flurries north, sunny then heavy snow south; very cold
Feb 28	Showers, mild
February	temperature 27° (3° below avg.) precipitation 1" (1.5" below avg.)

Most of New York State will see mostly rainy condition today before another cold front is expected to move across the State starting tonight and heading into the week.