(Radio Iowa) - While we're in the season of state fair corndogs and cotton candy, soon enough, the wicked winds of winter will blow into Iowa, and the new edition of the Farmers' Almanac isn't boding well for the seasons to come.
Almanac editor Sandi Duncan says their forecast for what lies ahead is under the headline "Wet Winter Whirlwind," and it predicts Iowa and the rest of the Great Plains states will be facing lower-than-normal temperatures.
Since 1818, the almanac has been using a proprietary formula to forecast the weather, based on historical and celestial factors. In addition to the cold, Duncan says they're calling for an Iowa winter with average snowfall, with major storms in December and in both early and late February.